Separation and divorce is a time for transition for children and adults. It is filled with a variety of emotions and needs for those experiencing it. During this time, families are becoming reorganized and figuring out how to move forward with the needs of their children in mind. They are looking for options to help them cope with the changes of today, and prepare for the needs of tomorrow. The FMC at BHcare has a number of services to help families during separation, divorce and in the times following the dissolution of a marriage. Our goal is to help minimize the conflict as parents focus on their children and the future. The FMC work supports the Domestic Violence Services (DVS) programs of BHcare.

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Services at the FMC are designed to work with adults and children focusing on the challenges and needs of the reorganized family. Our Mediation Services are for adults interested in working out the details of their divorce in an amicable manner. Mediation allows clients to maintain control over their own lives. Parties are given an opportunity to work together for the benefit of their children, to make decisions and resolve issues that cloud their individual and co-parenting abilities to focus on the important task of parenting.

FMC’s Co-Parenting Mediation Program is for parents involved in a divorce action and for those who have already been divorced. The program focuses on effective communication and the skills needed to parent children in two separate homes. It is tailored to the special needs of parents or intervening parties who have on-going issues with their parenting plans. Parenting, discipline and communication issues may be impacting their ability to care for their children and to relate with one another as co-parents.

FMC also offers Collaborative Divorce Services, an interdisciplinary approach to an amicable divorce. Collaborative Divorce focuses on the emotional, legal and financial aspects of a separation. It utilizes professionals in each field to provide the most effective resolution of issues. We offer divorce coaching, and work closely with the other disciplines to help the family through the divorce experience.