Relationships Quick Answers
My children’s other parent is not a good influence on our children. What can I do to change the current visitation arrangement?
Contact your attorney about going to court and changing
the visitation arrangement, or you can try mediation.
Mediation is a way to resolve conflict in which a
neutral third party, a mediator, helps the conflicting
parties come to an agreement. It can be less expensive
than going to court and may result in an agreement that
will work better for both of you and your children.
Also, mediation has been found to help children adjust
to divorce in the long term. For more information about
mediation or to find a mediator in your area, contact
the Academy of Family Mediators at
http://www.mediate.com/.
If you need help finding an attorney, you can contact
the Missouri Bar Lawyer Referral Service in Jefferson
City, MO at (573) 636-3635 - they provide referrals for
attorneys statewide, except in the cities listed below.
You can find additional information on the Missouri Bar
website at http://mobar.org/.
- In St. Louis
(314) 621-6681 - In Kansas City
(816) 221-9472 - In Springfield
(417) 831-2783
Source:
Emery, R.E., Laumann-Billings, L., Waldron, M., Sbarra,
D.A., and Dillon, P. (2001). Child custody mediation and
litigation: Custody, contact, and co-parenting 12 years
after initial dispute resolution. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 323-332.
Kim Leon, Ph.D., Former Assistant Professor and State Specialist, Human Development & Family Studies, Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri Extension
Alison Levitch, Human Development & Family Studies Graduate Student, Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri Extension
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