Conciliation for separated or divorced parents uses an impartial third party who assists parents in making decisions regarding their children.
- To initiate conciliation services, it requires a Court Order from a judge or hearing officer.
- All fee payments shall be paid to the Clerk of the District Court located at 150 W. Santa Fe Street, Olathe, Kansas in the form of cash (exact change), debit/credit card, money order, or cashier’s check. cs_asup_cs.aspx
- Issues we discuss include: legal custody, parenting time, schedules, and successful co-parenting.
- Issues we do not discuss include: child support, property division, and financial issues.
- This process is non-confidential. Therefore, conciliators are able to report to the Court.
- Conciliators do not make decisions or recommendations - they facilitate communication and provide information to the Court.
- We will have individual meetings with each parent before seeing the couple together. There are no limits on the number of joint conciliation sessions. However, orders are only valid for a two year period.
- If verbal agreements can be reached, a written document can be prepared which can be made into a binding Court Order. If no agreements are reached, an outline of the issues left unresolved will be provided to the Court.
- If no verbal agreements can be reached, the mediator will notify the court.
- After the current conciliation process is over, the parents can return to conciliation in the future without a new order if mutually agreed to by both parents for two years.