Family Law Mediation Training

Thursday, May 29th

Friday, May 30th

Monday, June 2nd

8:30 am - 1:00 pm

The Maine Association of Mediators (MAM) presents a three-day Family Law Mediation training designed for mediators, attorneys, counselors, and other helping professionals who want to be on the CADRES Family Matters roster or who encounter family law issues in their daily work. 

*There will also be an estimated 3.25 hours of reading and at-home exercises 

Family Law Mediation training provides 16 hours of family law instruction. The training covers the three major areas of divorce and family law cases: children, property, and support. Topics include parental rights and responsibilities, marital property, child support, spousal support, post-judgment actions, and other family law issues. During the training, participants will be introduced to relevant statutes, case law, court forms, case studies, and mediation agreements. Participants will also be calculating child support obligations using the Maine Child Support Guidelines and statutes for a variety of scenarios.

Pending: 15 CLE hours plus 1 Ethics hour

and 16 CADRES hours available.

Instructors:

Pamela Waite, Esq - A graduate of Smith College and the University of Maine School of Law, Pam represented the State of Maine as an Assistant Attorney General primarily in employment and tax matters for over 30 years. A skilled negotiator, she trained to become a mediator and now mediates privately; serves on the court rosters for family matters and foreclosure cases; and is also on the roster as a mediator for the Maine Human Rights Commission and the Maine Department of Education. Pam believes strongly in party self-determination and the importance of trying to resolve disputes by agreement as an alternative to engaging in lengthy and expensive litigation. 

Lucy Wess, Esq - Lucy is a professional mediator, educator, and trainer who is now the owner of Mindful Mediation, LLC in Frankfort, ME. She is the Director of the Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Lucy has extensive experience "in the seat" in a variety of private mediation settings as well as CADRES family matters mediation in the Maine District Courts. Lucy has worked alongside students, staff, and administrators in various roles in higher education, including teaching History and Culture at SIAS International University in the People's Republic of China. 

Time: 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM 

With 3.25 Hours reading and at-home exercises 

Location: Zoom

(Your zoom invite will be emailed to you before the event)

Registration Information:

Participants will receive training materials and a certificate of attendance.

Cost:

$450.00 for Non-MAM Members

$400.00 for MAM Members

$250.00 Refresher Fee

(For anyone who has previously taken this 16 hour training.)

Please email us with any questions

Administrator@mainemediators.org