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With OFW, your schedule, expenses, and communication are contained within one app, so you can solve shared custody challenges faster and without confusion. That means less conflict and more energy to focus on your children. Powerful tools document your parenting time, reimbursement requests, payments, exchanges, and more.
With 55,000 custody cases each year that involve alcohol, parents, attorneys, and judges need a reasonable, trusted, and court-validated way to monitor alcohol consumption in real-time. In 2011, Soberlink revolutionized the way people can provide proof of sobriety without compromising child safety by creating the only system that combines: •Court-admissibility in all 50 states •Facial recognition •Tamper detection •Easy-to-read Advanced Reporting™ Today, 10,000+ Family Law Professionals across all 50 states have adopted the system—learn how to implement Soberlink into your own practice.
Whether simply recommended, or mandated by the court as a support tool, OnlineParentingPrograms.com has been proven to help families as they transition to a new normal. Contact us for your free administrative account. We look forward to partnering with you and be safe!
Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone holds a Boston First-Tier ranking for Family Law from U.S. News-Best Lawyers in its “Best Law Firms” Edition. The family law practice at Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone is nationally recognized, and with good reason. In a Super Lawyers poll of his peers, domestic relations veteran Norman I. Jacobs was voted as the #1 lawyer in the state among all areas of discipline. Attorneys from our matrimonial practice have represented prominent individuals involved in entertainment, professional sports and music, as well as private equity funds, hedge funds, money management, real estate and manufacturing. Our attorneys have worked in the Probate and Family Court system, written and lectured extensively on family law matters, and have represented clients in all manner of domestic relations issues
The Center for Divorce Education/Children in Between is dedicated to strengthening families disrupted by divorce or separation. CDE develops and distributes evidence-based programs for parents and kids going through divorce and separation, including Children in Between Online, High Conflict Solutions, and our newest program, Children in Between: For Kids
High Conflict Institute, led by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., and Megan Hunter, MBA, provides training, consultation, coaching, certification and educational programs, including New Ways for Families, focused on helping professionals understand and manage high conflict cases more effectively and helping parents learn necessary skills for improving conflict, relationship and communication in co-parenting relationships. It takes just one person to de-escalate conflict, but that one needs the right skills.
Legal Files has served the case/matter management needs of legal and government professionals, as well as mediators, for 30+ years. Legal Files blends the reasonable cost of an off-the-shelf solution with the customization capabilities of an expensive custom-built solution; offering robust functionality, built in document and email management, flexible configuration, and dynamic dashboards, as well as at-a-glance reporting tools and customizable reports.
ProperComm edits emails and texts between high conflict parents to STOP abuse. Our service is FREE for DV Victims.
Tony supports pre- and post-divorce parents with the education, processes, skills, and structures they need to transition from their intimate partner/spousal/adversarial relationship into new roles as managers of a business designed to respectfully coparent their children. He models and facilitates respectful conversation between coparents with an eye toward developing alignment, and agreement where possible. Failing that, Tony efficiently presents a reasoned (binding, subject to judicial review) recommendation in the best interest of the children.
Being a single parent after a divorce or separation can be challenging. That's why Family Transitions developed the eNew Beginnings Program. It’s recognized as the most well-researched and effective online parenting classes available today. Equally important, it’s available online with 24/7 access to support moms and dads in being the kind of parent they want to be during this stressful time.
Providing a multidisciplinary approach to clinical and forensic mental health services that support the overall wellness and life satisfaction of individuals and families in the legal system.
Manousso Mediation & Arbitration, LLC: Solution2Conflict was founded in 1993, a 100% woman owned business. Dr. Barbara Sunderland Manousso and her team have trained well over a million family mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, and negotiators from and on five continents, in-person and by ZOOM. The core trainings led by Dr. Manousso as the lead lecturer are supported by teams of culturally diverse, experienced, and active mediators and arbitrators who provide dynamic, theoretical insight into civil and family cases. Samples of their pedagogy are on her PodCast, Manousso Musing, available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube that offers 23 minutes of wisdom from the Titans of Mediation. Information on training programs can be found at https://www.manousso.us.
For over twenty years, Dr. Manousso has been an active member of AFCC, as well as serving in leadership in many other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) organizations nationally and internationally. As a Texas Distinguished Credentialed mediator and Fellow in the World Mediation Organization, sharing professional experience adds to the strength of their trainings, which are now ZOOM live and interactive.
Dr. Barbara Sunderland Manousso, Ph.D., M.P.H., CFRE, is CEO and founder of Manousso Mediation and Arbitration, LLC: Solution2Conflict. She has trained, lectured, authored textbook articles, and practiced mediation and arbitration worldwide, since 1993, as well as Conflict Coach and Ombudsman. Dr. Manousso earned her baccalaureate from Brown University; Master of Public Health, from the University of Texas School of Public Health; and Ph.D., from Nova Southeastern University. She attended South Texas College of Law.
PharmChem Inc, based in Fort Worth, TX, has been the industry leader in sweat-based drug testing for over 30 years with our FDA-cleared product, the PharmChek® Drugs of Abuse Sweat Patch.
MAGAL, Inc., the Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem, is a professional organization of mental health professional, attorneys, family service officers, judges and academics, who have worked in and with the Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts for more than twenty-five years and are charged with resolving disputes over the custody of children. MAGAL professionals are appointed as Guardians ad Litem to conduct investigations or evaluations of families in conflict, to serve families as parent coordinators, or as therapists to treat adults, children, and families experiencing conflict.
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution provides members with accessible, relevant and cutting-edge information, practice tips, and skill-building opportunities. The Section is a vibrant forum for networking, professional development, and research that bridges together unique and diverse perspectives. Upcoming events and opportunities can be found here.
Description: Parenting Plan Builder is an online document automation service for family law professionals. Parenting Plan Builder provides high quality, state-specific parenting plans, as well as a fillable calendar tool to "build" your parenting plan
The International Academy of Collaborative Professionas (IACP), is an international community of legal, mental health and financial professionals working in concert to create client-centered processes for resolving conflict utilizing the Collaborative Practice methodology. Our mission is to transform the way families resolve conflict by building and supporting a global community of Collaborative Practice and consensual dispute resolution professionals.
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is one of the largest and oldest judicial membership organizations in the nation. The NCJFCJ serves an estimated 30,000 professionals in the juvenile and family justice system including judges, referees, commissioners, court masters and administrators, social and mental health workers, police, and probation officers. The NCJFCJ is at the forefront of working to improve national policy and system practices affecting children, families, and survivors of violence. Members of the NCJFCJ lead the development and implementation of policy and practice on issues facing our nation’s most vulnerable children, families, and survivors of domestic violence. This year the NCJFCJ celebrates its 87th anniversary, with the strength of over 2,000 members who represent 50 states, the District of Columbia, three territories, and four countries.
The ODR.com team has been at the forefront of the online dispute resolution field since its inception. We have designed and built the largest ODR systems ever created, as well as introducing key concepts and systems designs that have inspired others to build their own ODR platforms around the world. Our expertise has developed over hundreds of projects spanning two decades of hands-on work. We also are the premiere provider of mediation services (mediate.com) and online mediation training (mediateuniversity.com).
The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is an international professional association for mediators, arbitrators, educators and other conflict resolution practitioners dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution. Our multicultural and multidisciplinary organization offers a broad umbrella under which all forms of dispute resolution practice find a home.
BiasResistantCourts.org is a project of the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center, funded by the AAA-ICDR Foundation. We provide user-friendly tools for becoming trauma-informed and bias-resistant, available for free at www.biasresistantcourts.org. These resources were developed by Dan Berstein based on input from diversity advisors and courts around the country. Dan is a mediator living with bipolar disorder working to reduce mental illness discrimination while promoting equity for all diversity groups. Contact him at dan@mhmediate.com for additional free resources, including quick guides to help lawyers prevent accidental mental illness discrimination. We also invite you to come by our exhibitor table to learn more.
Advanced drug testing services for child protection agencies, the Department of Defense, legal services, research, businesses, and analytical and forensic laboratories. We lead the industry in fingernail testing, hair testing, and alcohol biomarkers – like Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) – and offering progressive options for testing substances like, fentanyl, suboxone® and more.
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse is an Office of Family Assistance (OFA) funded national resource for fathers, practitioners, programs/Federal grantees, states, and the public at-large who are serving or interested in supporting strong fathers and families.
Divorced Girl Smiling is the company that connects trusted, vetted divorce professionals with people facing divorce. Learn more:
Description: Mimbleballs are stress-relieving, effortlessly-soothing, ice-breaking, easily-amusing communication tools that instigate shared delight, comforting cuddles, and restorative calm.
Kids First Divorce Education Resources provides parent divorce education classes, print and online resources to help parents and other caregivers safeguard the well-being of children during and after a family breakup.
Overcoming Barriers (OCB) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to support a family systems approach to children resisting or rejecting a parent in post separation families. Our vision is to maintain a sustainable organization utilizing research-informed approaches to develop and provide: Professional development and training; Education to advance the field of knowledge; Effective and accessible family centered programs; and Awareness of innovative approaches for these families. We accomplish this by providing resources - publications, online courses and our OVB To Go program which brings what we've learned to you!
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The Center for Achieving Balance for Children and Families, LLC was founded by Patricia Brady to implement programs designed to support children and families coping with change and overcoming adversities, with a focus on working with families where there are parent-child contact difficulties. A collaborative team of clinicians is available to provide intensive services to referred children and families and will offer ongoing counseling support as may be necessary. Treatment plans will be designed based upon the specific needs of each family. The Center offers a home-like setting with a kitchen, living room/playroom providing a more familiar setting for supervised parenting time and counseling work.
Combining knowledge of the law with expertise in mental health and organizational development, TMG helps individuals, families, and organizations to resolve current and future conflicts in constructive ways — saving them resources, time, and stress.
AFCC's quarterly journal, Family Court Review (FCR), is the leading interdisciplinary academic and research journal for family law professionals. Published in cooperation with the Center for Children, Families, and the Law at Hofstra University School of Law
Introspective Comprehensive CoParenting (ICC) is a unique co-parenting class. ICC is designed to give participants tools to regulate their emotions, effectively communicate with their co-parent, approach conflict with realistic goals, and focus on their parenting time. ICC works with co-parents separately to allow everyone to learn and practice the skills presented in class without being distracted by the other co-parent. This also allows co-parents to connect with other co-parents, so they feel supported and less isolated by their co-parenting experience. ICC is a live virtual class that gives parents 8 hours of co-parenting education over four weeks. Our live virtual format allows parents to interact with the ICC facilitators and get real-time support with class content. This also means that co-parents from all over the world can enroll.
Disclosure Ready revolutionizes the way lawyers manage disclosure in family law. Designed collaboratively with legal professionals, this advanced platform uses AI to automate document collection, categorization, and all disclosure-related tasks. By delegating routine and time-intensive tasks to technology, Disclosure Ready enables lawyers to focus on the more critical aspects of their cases. Stephen Foley, the founder, is driven by a commitment to transform complex legal processes, enhancing the efficiency of the legal sector and broadening access to justice. To explore how Disclosure Ready can streamline your legal practice, connect with us at the upcoming conference or visit our website.
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ADR Notable is a cloud-based platform that provides family mediators with all the tools they need to manage their practices and their cases. The newest features are a custom billing module and a unique and very popular scheduling solution for group sessions and one-on-one meetings. The platform also includes tools for firm administrators, case managers, divorce and family coaches, attorneys, arbitrators, trainers, and others who help resolve family disputes.
SVN is an international non-profit membership organization consisting of a network of agencies and individuals who are interested in ensuring that children can have safe, conflict-free access to parents with whom they do not reside when there is family conflict, or it is deemed that a parent's access to a child should be supervised. Our Vision: The Supervised Visitation Network champions a world where all children have safe access to their families. Our Mission: We are a global association of professionals that establishes standards of practice, provides educational opportunities, advocates for access to services and collaborates with stakeholders to maintain family connections.
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COPARA’s mission is to end the form of abuse and domestic violence whose purpose is to significantly interfere with or destroy the relationship between child and parent. We discourage or combat the distribution, and acceptance of publications not supported by the high standards of scientific review. COPARA encourages