Custody
Mediation

Are you struggling to reach an agreement in custody and child sharing?

Do you want solutions that YOU create — not the Court — so you can get on with your life and the life of your child(ren)?

Choose Custody Mediation...

It's an alternative form of dispute resolution used in Child Custody disputes or high conflict situations where agreement cannot be reached between two parties. The goal is to use the process of mediation to reach an agreement that is collectively created and agreed to. The mediator is a neutral and facilitates your communication and reaching solutions for your family.

To Be Successful...
A mediator must be creative in problem solving, be a good listener, be able to find common ground when it is not readily apparent and must have the ability to communicate understanding and respect for the opposing points of view of the parties. These skills and assets, along with motivation on the part of the parties, make all the difference between success and failure in mediation. This is what you will experience when Robert A. Simon Ph.D. mediates your dispute.

Robert A. Simon, Ph.D...
A thoroughly trained, experienced mediator with a 25 year track record of moving disputing parties towards agreements they are comfortable with and believe in. He understands the deep emotional complexities of divorce and Child Custody conflicts. That's why Dr. Simon participates in mediation training with the National Conflict Resource Center, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and Mosten Mediation. In fact, Dr. Simon has the distinction of being only non-attorney mediator who has ever been directly affiliated with the National Conflict Resolution Center

Dr. Simon is committed to bringing a range of "cutting edge" tools that have been demonstrated to motivate agreements. As a result you have on your side an array of skills that are practical, pragmatic, proven and success driven.

Just in Case...
An settlement cannot be reached and you've agreed beforehand that Dr. Simon will make advisory recommendations to the Court in the event you could not agree, you can be certain that these recommendations will be forensically informed and based in data, not opinions or intuition.

Dr. Simon recognizes that true mediation is a confidential process in which the participants can engage, negotiate and problem solve creatively and privately. However, in instances where mediation is non-confidential (as dictated by stipulation or local rules of the Family Court) and may result in recommendations in the event that a settlement is not reached, Dr. Simon understands the forensic basis of the recommendations and, therefore, understands how to help participants negotiate in a fashion that permits him to collect reliable, valid and forensically informed data.