About Us
Who We Are
Southern California Family Mediation provides free court-connected mediation services to families navigating dependency court, with the goal of reducing conflict and supporting safer outcomes for children.
Our Story
Southern California Family Mediation was founded in 2014 at the Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Courthouse in Monterey Park, California. In 2019, we formally incorporated as a California nonprofit and received 501(c)(3) status. In 2020, during the statewide court shutdowns, we became the first court-connected mediation program to resume services for families.
Today, SCFM is supported by a dedicated team of approximately 30 volunteer co-mediators and 5–10 administrative “Tiger Team” members. Together, we serve families in approximately 35 dependency courtrooms across Los Angeles County, providing consistent, court-connected mediation focused on child safety, stability, and family reunification.
Your investment in Peace helps us serve families to save children.
Our Peace Partners
USC Law School Mediation Clinic
SCFM's Eight-year partnership with the USC Law School Mediation Clinic
SCFM's Eight-year partnership with the USC Law School Mediation Clinic
SCFM's Eight-year partnership with the USC Law School Mediation Clinic
Inspiration via Mediation
Family Law Mediation Clinic students learn by doing during pandemic
Professor, Commissioner Mordetzky
SCFM's Eight-year partnership with the USC Law School Mediation Clinic
SCFM's Eight-year partnership with the USC Law School Mediation Clinic
USC Family and Dependency Court Mediation class is taught by Commissioner and Professor Mordetzky.
Student Co-Mediators
SCFM's Eight-year partnership with the USC Law School Mediation Clinic
Student Co-Mediators
2L & 3L law school students take (a prerequisite and) a Family and Dependency Court Mediation class in the Spring. These students get the opportunity to co-mediate with SCFM co-mediators.