Family Law Mediation 2025

  • OnDemand seminar
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
Up to 4.0 Credit Hours
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Family Law Mediation 2025

Foundations and frontiers in family mediation

In family law disputes, emotions run high, finances can be complicated, and children’s needs are paramount. Due to its adversarial nature, the legal process can exacerbate the emotional challenges faced by the parties involved. But mediation provides a path that emphasizes resolution over conflict. Family Law Mediation 2025 offers a comprehensive examination of the emerging tools and challenges shaping mediation practice today.

Practical guidance, experienced professionals

Benefit from diverse perspectives that shed light on the full range of issues and benefits surrounding mediation in divorce cases.

8:30 am
What is Mediation-Arbitration?

Christopher S. Krimmer, Hon. Daniel R. Moeser

  • Statutory Requirements
  • Due Process Rights
  • Appellate Review
  • Top 5 Reasons to do Mediation-Arbitration
  • Top 5 Reasons not to do Mediation-Arbitration
  • Guardian ad Litem Involvement
9:20 am
Serving as a Mediator

Lindsey A. Burghardt

  • Acting as a Mediator throughout the entire divorce
  • What can and cannot be drafted by a mediator
  • Risks of working with pro se parties
  • How to handle high income and complex financial assets in mediation
10:10 am
Break
10:25 am
Mediating High Conflict Divorces

Lindsey A. Burghardt, Amy Everson, Hon. Daniel R. Moeser Moderator: Christopher S. Krimmer

  • Effective Strategies for Deescalating the Conflict
  • Focusing the parties on only the relevant information
  • Interplay of domestic violence and mediation
11:15 am
Parent Coordinators

Christopher S. Krimmer

  • Different types and roles of Parent Coordinators
  • The legal authority for Parent Coordinators
  • The type of issues a Parent Coordinator can and cannot decide
  • Who benefits the most from Parent Coordinators?
12:05 pm
Program Concludes

Program Chair and Speaker

Christopher S. Krimmer
Forward Legal Services · Madison

Speakers

Lindsey A. Burghardt
Gagne McChrystal De Lorenzo & Burghardt LLC · Milwaukee
Amy Everson, LMFT
Amy Everson Counseling, LLC · Madison
Hon. Daniel R. Moeser
Dane County Circuit court (Retired) · Madison

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  • Gain clarity on the legal framework for mediation-arbitration
  • Understand how mediation differs from litigation and arbitration, and when each approach is most effective
  • Receive practical guidance for managing high-conflict situations and keeping negotiations productive
  • Identify best practices for working with pro se parties and complex financial issues
  • Account for the presence of domestic abuse in divorce mediation
  • Recognize the scope and value of parent coordinators in custody and placement cases
  • Family lawyers
  • Family law mediators
  • Divorce lawyers
  • Family Court Commissioners
  • Corporation counsel
  • General practitioners

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