N.C. R. Prac. Super. & Dist. Ct. 18.2
The purpose of the Child Custody and Visitation Mediation Program is to provide the services of a skilled Mediator to the parties involved in a custody and/or visitation dispute. The goal of the program is to reduce the stress and anxiety experienced by children and their family members when conflicts related to divorce, separation and family division are occurring during and after the court case. The program offers an alternate way for the parties to resolve contested custody and visitation issues. Ideally, an educational process begins in mediation that helps the parties focus on parenting their children during this stressful period by recognizing and planning for the needs of their children during the changes in the family structure. A successful mediation may help the parties put a Parenting Agreement in writing, assist them in resolving future problems without recourse to the courts, and reduce the stress of re-litigation of custody and visitation issues.
N.C. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 18.2