Types of Mediation: Parenting

Whether parents are in a couple relationship or have separated, differences in values about raising children can be a source of tension and conflict. Mediation provides a way to address these differences while supporting each parent’s effort to be the best parent they can be. Parents have a shared legal right to raise their children, which becomes complicated after separation when they maintain two different households and children go back and forth. Joint legal custody requires parents who are no longer in a couple relationship to work together to make decisions. While many courts, lawyers and mediators presume that joint custody is in the best interest of the child, research indicates that ongoing conflict before or after separation, is not beneficial to children.

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Norm-Educating Mediation
Negotiation Coaching
Co-Parenting Guidelines
Mediation and Parenting
Setting Boundaries for Parents
Right to Privacy