for Divorce & Mediation
Agreed Commitments To Your Children
As Colorado family mediators, we encourage you to complete an absolutely unique, free and private online tour of key commitments you can make to protect your children, in this time of potential conflict and stress.
A secular, nonprofit family charity (created by an attorney-mediator husband and counselor-mediator wife) funds the following special, enlightening websites. These allow you and your spouse or co-parent to separately and confidentially complete an engaging questionnaire of what each of you would choose for your children — in the aftermath of your separation or divorce.
The foundation securely and confidentially considers your answers and choices along with those of your spouse or co-parent, to create and forward by email to each of you: a personalized list of agreed commitments to your children (the ones you both agree will be important to your children and will guide your future parenting).
Four powerful Exercises accompany the Commitments and are also highly recommended!
For divorcing or divorced parents: www.UpToParents.org
If you choose to complete this helpful work, please bring your completed Exercises and Commitments with you to mediation.
Parenting Scheduling And Information Tools
The following is among the best of innovative new parenting tools, known as “collaboration software” — designed to improve divorced and separated parents’ communications.
OurFamilyWizard.com
An online framework of tools to help families of divorce manage information and expenditures. Particularly helpful for parents already limiting their communication to written or electronic form, or residing far apart.
ParentingTimeCalendar.com
A simple and affordable tool to create parenting time (child custody and visitation) schedules, with standard patterns, holidays or customized lists and entries.
Other Divorce Or Family-Related Resources
DivorceandChildren.com
Hosted by a nationally recognized parenting and divorce coach, Divorce and Children offers first-rate parenting after divorce articles, and practical advice of how best to meet the challenge of “redefining families” in the aftermath of divorce.
DivorceAsFriends.com
Articles, resources and support to minimize conflict in separation or divorce, and for assessing reconciliation of your marriage. A former divorce lawyer deconstructs the “cycle of conflict” and describes positive alternatives in ending a relationship.
EqualityinMarriage.org
Equality in Marriage Institute’s divorce materials include many helps (articles, books, web links) to become educated and informed in managing divorce — to afford both parties a fair and equitable resolution.
KidsTurnCentral.com
Special stories, kids’ websites and information for children in the divorce transition.
WomansDivorce.com
Information and advice especially relevant to the special issues women face in divorce or separation, with resources for creating a satisfying after-divorce life.
DadsDivorce.com
Helpful information (including state-specific resources) about divorce or separation, child custody and support for divorcing fathers.
YourSocialWorker.com
A wide range of thoughtful articles, and valuable separation and divorce parenting information and planning tools from a Canadian social worker and family mediator.
We welcome suggestions for an excellent online resource for men’s issues in divorce as well.
Low Income And Legal Assistance Resources
Clients with lower incomes may wish to visit the following websites, for potential legal help!
Other Colorado, States’ And Countries’ Divorce Law And Family Mediation Resources
Hosted by divorce attorneys and family mediators outside the Denver metro area or in other states or countries, these sites offer valuable process or other family law content as well!
- Colorado Springs, Colorado divorce attorney’s Military Divorce Guide — Comprehensive overview of divorce military law issues by former JAG officer and Colorado family lawyer, Carl Graham; a keystone resource for armed services families.
- North Carolina Divorce Law — Especially valuable articles related to planning divorce to meet family needs.