How to Prepare For Your Child Custody Mediation
Before you attend custody mediation, you should prepare so you can explain your ideas for your schedule and plan. Some things to think about in advance are: explore scheduling ideas, look at provisions to include in your plan, provide visuals of your schedules and plans, track your current arrangements.
Here are some tips for making your mediation session successful:
- Focus on the your child best interests as you make decisions
- Listen to the mediator and the other parent
- Get enough sleep the night before
- Set aside personal conflicts with the other parent
- Be courteous, calm, and professional
- Stay on topic and avoid talking about other issues
- Be willing to compromise on your plan and schedule
- Bring multiple plan and schedule ideas to discuss
- Write down concerns and issues you want to discuss at mediation
- Bring documents like work schedules and your child’s school schedule
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