We are here to help parents during a difficult time:

As parents you are the experts about your children.  You know personalities, likes/dislikes, special interests, schedules and all that is unique to your children.  You want what is best for them.  Our goals is to support in developing a well written detailed parenting plan which will include the following: 

• A schedule detailing the time spent with each parent, including weekends, holidays, and special occasions

• Logistics of custodial exchanges (pick-ups and drop-offs)

• Daily routines

• Educational responsibilities

• Health care decisions

• Rules for emergency situations, specifying what constitutes an emergency and how it should be handled

• How to manage cancellation, delays, and rescheduling

• Guidelines for communication

What are the benefits of mediation?

• Mediation is confidential and informal

• Mediation is flexible: Creative and individualized solutions

• Mediation not only helps resolve immediate disagreements, but also helps participants learn new ways of dealing with future problems.

• Participants Control the outcome: Participants create the agreement together

• Helps clarify the information in the case for both parties to support a resolution

• Mediation is forward-looking: focuses on the issues at hand now and future

• Mediation helps children by lessening the conflict in their lives

• Mediation usually costs less than going to court, both financially and emotionally

What happens at mediation:

"We gather either in person or virtually, the mediator establishes procedures and each side gets to discuss and/or present anything they believe is important to resolution of the dispute. The mediator controls the process and guides the discussion, but all resolution is collaborative.  Mediation is confidential. Unlike a judge or an arbitrator, a mediator will not decide your case for you. If an agreement is reached, the mediator will draft a Mediation Agreement/ parenting plan with the parties during a session, which the parties may opt to sign or take to legal counsel for review."

Cost of Mediation?

Cost : 250.00 per hour

• All premeditation communication with parties and/or others;

• Document review, if applicable;

• Mediation – then, if successful,

• Preparation of a Draft agreement, revisions and final Mediation Agreement.

However, it’s important to note that this is just a general estimate and the final cost may vary based on your unique circumstances.

If the Agreement is required to be filed in any RI court or agency, as mediators in your matter we are not ethically able to file. We strongly advise you take your Mediation Agreement to an attorney to review and file on your behalf.