Mediation and Parent Education | Washington County, OR

Court Mandated Mediation & Parent Education: Parties are required to complete Mediation Orientation & Parent Education before scheduling their required Mediation session. Mediation Orientation & Parent Education is an information session to help prepare you for mediation. It is designed to help parents understand the many issues children face when their family structure changes as well as provide information to parents about developing skills for successful co-parenting as separated parents.

Parent Education has replaced the Kids' Turn Program. Parent Education is the Family Law Education Program of Washington County and is presented in conjunction with Mediation Orientation.

Voluntary Mediation: If you DO NOT have an active open domestic relations case, you may utilize mediation services on a voluntary basis. We only offer mediation for negotiations of parenting time/custody. We do not require you have a Court Order.

Instructions for Court Mandated Mediation & Parent Education

Step 1 - Complete and submit required form

Below is the registration form. If you would like to get your fee waived, please submit a copy of your approved Court fee waiver/deferral OR Kids' Turn certificate of completion with your registration form. Both will only be accepted if it was issued during current filling, no exceptions. No need to submit both as either copy will suffice.

You may call court records for copies at 503-846-8888 ext. 70641 or Kids' Turn at 503-846-0665.

Submitting Spanish registration form

Registration form (Spanish only) (PDF 735.94 KB)

Answer all questions and sign all pages. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.
Send both sides of all the pages. Submit via email: [email protected] or fax: 503-846-3753.
Please allow 2-3 days to process forms. Once your form has been processed, we will send a confirmation via email.

Step 2 - Make payment

Once your form has been processed, we will send you an email with payment instructions. Payments are made online via secure payment portal. You will need to have your case number available when submitting payment. The fee for the package is $200 per person unless your court fees were waived/deferred.

Step 3 - Schedule your virtual session

Once we have processed your payment or your waiver, we will send you a link to schedule the session. Dates are available for Monday at 8:15 a.m. or Thursday at 1:15 p.m. The virtual session is 3 1/2 hours in duration. What is offered online are the only dates available. No children or other parties are allowed present, and you must be in a confidential area. This session will be virtual and require camera on during entire session. Information of virtual session will be emailed to you in the confirmation.

Step 4 - Participate

Mediation Orientation & Parent Education will be conducted virtually. Connection information will be emailed one business day prior to the appointment, in a separate email.

Day of the session:

No children or other parties allowed present during the session.
Please be in a confidential room for the entire session.
It is required you maintain your camera for completion credit.
Be sure you have given yourself enough time to connect. If you are late you will need to reschedule for another session.

Upon completing, you will receive a certificate of completion. If you requested mediation, then scheduling instructions will be sent to you.

Note:  To fulfill the Court Ordered Mediation requirement, parties are required to complete one (1) Mediation session in addition to Mediation Orientation.

Instructions for Voluntary Mediation

Requirements

Must have child(ren) under the age of 18.
At least one parent must be a resident of Washington County, or have an open Domestic Relations proceeding with Washington County Court.

Additional information

Privacy: Mediation is confidential.
Cost: Voluntary Mediation services cost $125/session per person. Payment is due after appointment has been confirmed.
Mediation appointments are 2 hours in duration and can be either telephonic or virtual. You are required to be in a confidential room during session. No children or other parties allowed present during the session.

Scheduling instructions

Complete and submit registration form - Below is the form required from both parties, prior to scheduling. Please complete the form. Once we have processed your form, we will email you scheduling instructions.

Submitting Spanish registration form

Registration form (Spanish only) (PDF 711.24 KB)

Answer all questions and sign all pages. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.
Send both sides of all the pages. Submit via email: [email protected] or fax: 503-846-3753.
Please allow 2-3 days to process forms. Once your form has been processed, we will send a confirmation via email.

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