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IMPACT!

More Than 4,800 Families & Children Served

Since starting with just a few cases in 2014, we have grown to support hundreds of families and kids per year, totaling more than 4,800 co-parenting families and kids throughout Los Angeles County.

89% to 96% Success Rates

89% to 96% Success Rates

Unlike programs that count “everyone got to speak & be heard” as success, our definition of success includes a written, customized agreement - and 9 out of 10 of our  families achieve that goal.

our services

DEPENDENCY COURT MEDIATIONS

CO-PARENTING & VISITATION PLANS

CO-PARENTING & VISITATION PLANS

We provide free court-connected co-mediations for families in active dependency cases in preparation for exiting the system.


Why it maters: Reduces: conflict, court re-entry, and generational recidivism.

CO-PARENTING & VISITATION PLANS

CO-PARENTING & VISITATION PLANS

CO-PARENTING & VISITATION PLANS

Custom co-parenting and visitation agreements are tailored to each families needs.


Why it matters: Provides clarity and stability, and is often the first step in ending the wars and beginning the peace.

ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MEDIATION

ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MEDIATION

ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MEDIATION

We provide free, specialized co-mediations for complex and contested adoption cases, and permanency planning.


Why it matters: Supports stable futures for children, and provides certainty for parents.

POST-COURT CONFLICT PREVENTION

ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MEDIATION

ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MEDIATION

Our goal is to support for families who have transitioned out of the dependency court system, providing tools for long-term communication.


Why it matters: Prevents recurring disputes, gets co-parents through rough spots, and provides valuable feedback for our service improvement.

What success looks like

Level 1 (Basic Success)

Written, custom-detailed Mediated Agreement, with built-in  flexibility , that must be helpful for the families and the Court.

Level 2 (Enhanced Success)

Mediated Agreement + Tools & strategies to reduce harmful conflict and improve their ability to communicate more effectively for their own benefit and the benefit of their children.

Level 3 (Transformative Success)

Mediated Agreement + Transformation of co-parents' framing of their conflict-based relationship for long-term, sustainable co-parenting. 

What our partners say

“SCFM Mediation Services provides a sophisticated, equitable, meaningful agreement, the way a child’s visitation schedule should be. Because if they know what to do, it alleviates the stress and confusion, and makes for a much more peaceful coexistence. They are highly, highly recommended by a veteran Children’s Court attorney.” 

- Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers Inc., Attorney Bernstein

“The mediators of Southern California Family Mediation show great care and concern for families, ensuring that each voice is heard. The mediators’ attention to detail provides understanding and a stable footing for the families so they don’t have to keep coming back to the juvenile justice system. After the families have been through a traumatic process, mediation offers closure and healing, and provides a fresh start for the parents and children, so that they may be even stronger than they were before.”  

- Children’s Law Center of California, Attorney Wilson 

“Children’s Court cases end, but the consequences must be dealt with by the families everyday thereafter. Thanks to SoCal Family Mediation Services, exit orders of all kinds are being negotiated regularly, thoroughly, and with great compassion for the families involved.”

- Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers Inc., Director 

“This program has improved the public service and provided integrity for the Children’s Court, by enabling coparents to participate in a meaningful mediation regarding the custody, visitation, medical, and educational plans for their children. 

These concrete and specific Custody and Parenting Time Agreements, for Final Juvenile Custody Order Judgements can be used in the Family Law Court, to provide continuity, cohesion, and a pathway to continuing the family needs and goals, once they leave the child dependency system. A specific visitation schedule for families enhances the chances that they will not return to the child dependency system. There are provisions for safety, stability, and permanency for the child or children.” 

- LACSC Family Law Court, Commissioner Mordetzky 

Voices of Hope: Stories from Our Families

“I really appreciated your input and assistance; I would not have been able to come to such a reasonable accord otherwise. I am glad I now have the grounds on which to build a future routine based on set parameters. I am quite pleased with the terms of the agreement, once again, thank you.” 

“Mediation helped us communicate our wants and needs of each other. Also, I really appreciate the mediators explaining things better for the father to understand where it is I am coming from so he may understand better.”

“Mediation provided a safe communication environment for scheduling visits. My child will have the chance to visit his father in a secure and safe environment.”

“[Mediation] was very helpful, clear, and straight to the point. [mediation] was helpful because it made sure to put the kids first.

“We don't have to waste everyone's time going back and forth; I know what I want.”

“If she would just agree to what I want, I wouldn't have a problem with that.”

How it works

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Your investment in Peace helps us serve families to save children.

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Please, mail your Peace Investment Donation check to:

"SoCal Family Mediation"

PO Box 7576 Burbank, CA 91510


GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/effacb703 


Southern California Family Mediation is a 501(c)3


Administrative Support

Tiger Team Supervisor, Nellie "Naomi" Tillman  

818-575-6900 (no text)   |   Nelliet@DependencyMediation.org


Education & Join-us

Info@DependencyMediation.org


Program Questions & Mediation Support

Mediator L Randy Drew

818-257-0007   |   Drew@DependencyMediation.org

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