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Welcome to the Mediation Program. The
Circuit Court for Montgomery County is pleased to provide a service - family mediation - for
parents and for those acting as parents who are experiencing disagreements about child
custody. A panel of professional mediators, employed by the Court to conduct mediations
provides this service.
For those parents who are separating, we
recognize that this is a stressful time for all persons involved. As you know, your role
and responsibilities as parents continue regardless of your marital relationship. For
those parents who have never been married, for those who are seeking a modification in
their ongoing parenting plan or those who are otherwise struggling with a dispute over
parenting or related issues, this can be a stressful time as well. In this time of stress,
as parents or those responsible for a child or children, you need to establish workable
and effective plans for meeting the needs of your child(ren).
We believe that you know and understand
the needs of your child(ren) better than anyone else, and judges, masters and court staff
cannot deal with these needs as well as parents. What we can do, however, is assist you in
establishing arrangements that will help your child(ren) and keep both of you involved in
the life of your child(ren).
The decisions you make with the help of
the Mediation Program will be among the most important that you in your parenting role
will ever make. The future of your child(ren) will be determined by your wise, thoughtful,
loving and deliberate involvement in this service. We urge you to think about the
Mediation Program in this way, put the interests of your child(ren) first and commit
yourselves to resolving your personal disagreements.
At the Scheduling Conference before the
Family Division Master, you will choose dates reasonably convenient with your schedule for
this mediation. Please fill out the Confidential Personal Information Form and
bring it with you to the first of the two mediation sessions.
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