How it Works


FAMILY MEDIATION

Either or all parties may initiate Family Mediation by contacting one of our mediators. Once all parties have verified their interest in mediation, they will receive a mediation contract to review.

Once the mediation contract is signed and a retaining fee is received, , the parties proceed with a pre-mediation by each participating in an interview (approximately 1 hour) with the mediator.

If the parties agree to move forward then a joint-mediation would begin. The joint-mediation is attended by all parties and is usually 2 hours in length. Please note that parties may voluntarily withdraw from the joint-mediation anytime during the process.

Once the joint-mediation is complete, a mediation agreement is drawn up and may be developed into a court order.

For Parenting Coordination/Arbitration, Kloberdanz Mediation accepts referrals either through court order or of voluntary initiation by interested parties. The process is very similar to the Family Mediation process except with Parenting Coordination/Arbirtration, parties require legal counsel to prepare a lawyer’s certificate when they sign the contract.