Select the best answer from the pull down list to fill in the blank in the following statements. Below are the words that you can use.
Child custody proceedings
best interest
legal custody
self-help centers
parenting plan
support person
conflict
separate sessions
mandatory
communication
ages & stages
recommendation
A Child Custody Mediator or Recommending Counselor helps parents focus on the best interests of the child while making a
.
A Child Custody Mediator or Recommending Counselor is trained to work with parents on helping to reduce
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A Child Custody Mediator or Recommending Counselor may help with understanding
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A Child Custody Mediator or Recommending Counselor may make referrals to other services including
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Mediation can improve
between parents.
Mediation is provided by the court and is
when parents have not agreed on a parenting plan or custody arrangements.
Mediation involves three goals including helping to develop a parenting plan, helping parents reduce acrimony or bitterness that may exist between them, and helping parents with a plan that is in a child’s
.
Mediation may be provided in
when there is a history of violence or a restraining order is in place or where a parent does not feel safe meeting with the other parent.
In addition to helping to work out parenting time, mediation can help with a plan for
which can be sole (one parent makes decisions) or joint (parents share decision making).
Mediation can lead to an agreement or where there are Child Custody Recommending Counselors, when parents do not agree, a
that the court receives to consider in making its decision.
Mediation can include a
in sessions if that person does not participate in the mediation or child custody recommending counseling.
A parenting plan may be developed in a way that makes sense for children of different
.
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