Facilitator Program: A panel of experienced family law, volunteer attorneys serve ½ day every other month to attempt settlement in cases at an early stage of the proceedings. The master immediately refers any case with issues that may be immediately resolved. If agreement is reached parties reappear before master and place on record.

Custody/Visitation Mediation: Orders parties, where appropriate, to a private mediator from a panel of attorneys and mental health professionals. Parties attend at least two, 2 hr sessions at $250 per party for four hours of mediation. Fee waiver is available. If agreement reached, mediator prepares a Parenting Agreement for their signatures and review by counsel. A copy of the fully executed Agreement is submitted to the Court for incorporation into an Order.

Property ADR: Refers parties to mediation of marital property and other financial issues. Parties attend at least one, 2 hr session. Cost is $300 per party for the 2 hr session, but fee waiver is available.

Triage Services: The custody evaluators provide emergency intervention for parties in crisis; results are reported to Court the same day.

Family Mediation Service: Sheppard Pratt Family Mediation Services provides mediation of custody/visitation cases.

Volunteer Lawyer Settlement Conference: Court-approved members of the bar meet with parties in an attempt to work out a settlement. Administered by Bar Association of Baltimore City with committee oversight.

Custody/Visitation Mediation: Mediation by 5 court-approved mediators. Cost is $70/person/session. Usually 2 session are ordered lasting 2 hours each. If a Memorandum of Parent Agreement is prepared parties are charged an additional $70, usually split by the parties.

Community Conferencing: Community mediation of juvenile offenses. Referrals from court, DJJ, public, police, churches. No fee.

Property Mediation: Mediation of property, alimony, pension and child support issues by court-approved mediators. Cost is $70/person/session. If attorneys prepare a consent order an additional $200 is charged, usually split by the parties.

Parent/Teen Mediation Project: Teenage and adult co-mediators assist teenagers and adults to resolve disputes. Referrals from DJJ, police, public, etc. No fee.

Custody/Visitation Mediation: Offers mediation from court-approved list of providers. They are handicap accessible and telephonic conferencing is available. Cost is $50/person/session and a waiver is available.

Family Property Mediation: Mediation of property issues provided by a panel of property mediators. Cost is$75/hour/person.

Children First: Provides mediation services for conflict arising in the course of a child support action.

Custody/Visitation Evaluation: Evaluators geared toward dispute resolution. Parties have the option of being the first users of evaluations to facilitate a parenting plan. Sliding scale fee, not confidential.

Custody/Visitation Mediation: Either family court services or private providers mediate disputes. Cost is $100/hr, sliding scale fee available.

Parent Access: Special program for mediation, evaluation, facilitated visitation and parent education in child support/visitation cases. Services are free.

Parenting Coordinator Project: Specialized ADR Service for the high and chronic conflict cases.

Attorney Facilitated Settlement Conferences for Pro Se Litigants: Settlement conferences are conducted 1 day each month for 10 pro se cases in which custody/visitation are disputed.

Dependency Mediation: For CINA(children in need of assistance) and TPR(termination of parental rights) cases. Mediation can involve birth parents, adoptive/foster parents, attorney, social workers, CASA and kids.