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‘Child Sensitive’ Divorce and Custody Mediation
As you know, divorce is one of the most stressful life events that a person can experience.
This is true for both parents and children.
Loving parents may sometimes find it hard to focus on their children’s needs at the same
time they’re addressing their own concerns.
But while a couple may no longer be wife and husband, they’ll always be a mom and dad.
We gently invite parents to talk about your hopes and expectations for your children and
to collaborate on steps you can take to soften the impact of the separation on the kids.
We’ll work with you to develop a ‘parenting plan’ that will help the family make the
transition from one home to two in a way that enables the kids to feel safe and loved.
We’re mediators, not therapists or coaches or financial planners.
But we’ve come up with a
Best Interests Toolkit that helps parents understand and respond
to children’s concerns.
- We’ll lend you books and give you other research materials aimed at understanding children’s needs,
fears, and expectations during and after the divorce.
- We’ll provide a list of websites whose functionality enables you to create your own
‘intranet dialogue’ on visitation and other details.
- We’ll provide a list of other professionals (attorneys, family therapists, child development
specialists, coaches, financial advisors) who you may feel could be helpful in transitioning from one home to two.
We’re committed to helping you continue to be the good parents you already are.
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"I first worked with Carolyn Parr over 20 years ago, and she has
impressed me over all these years as being strong, decisive, fair, and smart, as well
as having great 'people skills.' It seems to me that these are just the qualities you
want from an ADR neutral. And, sure enough, those who have used her for ADR work tell
me she is first rate."
- Phil West, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson
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