Civil mediation supports conversations around disputes, agreements, misunderstandings, responsibilities, boundaries, and next steps between individuals, families, organizations, or other parties.

Family mediation supports difficult conversations connected to family relationships, co-parenting, caregiving, household expectations, separation, communication breakdowns, and ongoing relational conflict.

CPS mediation supports structured conversations connected to child welfare involvement, family concerns, safety planning, communication, expectations, and next steps when CPS-related issues are part of the situation.

What Is Mediation Assistance?

Mediation assistance is structured support for difficult conversations, conflict, and decision-making.

It creates a grounded space where people can slow down, clarify what matters, be heard more clearly, and explore a more workable path forward.

This is not about forcing agreement or deciding who is right.

It is about creating enough structure for communication to become possible again.

What Mediation Can Help With

Mediation assistance may be helpful when you are navigating:

• family conflict

• co-parenting conversations

• relationship tension

• communication breakdowns

• boundaries and expectations

• conflict after harm or rupture

• difficult decisions

• misunderstandings that keep repeating

• conversations that feel too charged to have alone

What Mediation Support Looks Like

Mediation support may include slowing the conversation down, clarifying concerns, identifying needs, organizing next steps, reducing escalation, and helping each person communicate more clearly.

The goal is not to pressure anyone into agreement.

The goal is to support a more grounded conversation where people can better understand what is happening and what options may exist.