The Family Support Services unit provides the following services to assist families with disputes:

• Psychological Evaluations
• Home Study Investigations
• Domestic Violence Screenings
• Drug and Alcohol Screenings
• Mediation Programs
• Referrals for supervised visitation or visitation transfer centers

Trained professionals provide Mediation (alternative dispute resolution) programs to assist litigants resolve family disputes. Mediation is a cooperative process in which parents and guardians work together to reach an agreement on important family matters without litigation. The primary mediation programs currently include:

• Child Access Mediation Program
• Dependency Mediation Program
• Financial/Property Mediation Program