What Is The Family Mediation Center?

The Family Mediation Center (FMC) offers comprehensive services that address the various needs of the reorganized family, including divorce mediation and co-parenting mediation. In addition to mediation, The Family Mediation Center offers collaborative divorce services and custody evaluations. Communication and parenting related workshops/presentations are available for the business and local community. The FMC also offers groups for children and adults (both men and women) to lend support and offer constructive solutions to parenting and co-parenting. To learn more about The Family Mediation Center, contact us today. Our staff is eager to meet with you to explore how we can best meet your needs.

For more information about The Family Mediation Center or to schedule an appointment at either the Ansonia or North Haven location:

Family mediation Center

158 Main Street Ansonia, CT 06401 or 127 Washington Ave. North Haven CT 06473 203/736-2601, Ext. 381

FamilyMediationCenter@bhcare.org

Divorce Mediation Communication Skill Building

Co-Parenting Program

All proceeds from The Family Mediation Center benefit the Center for Domestic Violence Services.

Custody & Visitation Arrangements Collaborative Divorce Services

Custody Evaluations

Business & Community Presentations

435 East Main St., P.O. Box 148 Ansonia, CT 06401 Ph: 203/736-2601 Fax: 203/736-2910

What Is Mediation?
Mediation is a process in which two or more parties voluntarily come together to negotiate areas of conflict. A mediator assists the parties in this endeavor by fostering an atmosphere that is conducive to effective communication. The mediation process is designed to give both parties an opportunity to express their viewpoints and to reach a resolution that is fair and reasonable to all. In both the long and short term, mediation is: PREVENTATIVE COST-EFFICIENT, AND LESS TIME CONSUMING THAN LITIGATION

Parenting, discipline, and communication issues may be impacting their ability to care for their children effectively and to relate with one another as co-parents. The divorce mediation program is designed for those parties that are involved in a dissolution action and have not resolved their issues. The program gives couples the opportunity to make joint decisions about the way the divorce will be finalized and, ultimately, how it will impact their lives and/or the lives of their children.

Collaborative Divorce Process

The Family Mediation Center offers another alternative for a civilized, child-focused divorce - the collaborative divorce process. The collaborative divorce process involves a team of mental health professionals, lawyers and financial specialists who work together to help families find amicable remedies to their disputed issues. As part of the collaborative divorce process, The FMC offers the services of a trained collaborative divorce coach who helps parties manage the emotional issues of the divorce action, assists in the creation of parenting plans, and plans for the future by encouraging parties in their efforts to communicate effectively as co-parents. The goal of the collaborative divorce process is to design a divorce agreement that involves input from, and works for, the whole family.

What Types of Issues Can Be Mediated?

The Family Mediation Center offers two types of mediation; a co-parenting communication program and divorce mediation. Our co-parenting program is tailored to meet the special needs of parents or intervening parties who have on-going issues with their parenting plan.