Deborah A. Woodruff
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
Compare 10 family mediators for divorce mediation in Marion County, from official Illinois rosters. Each listing links to its official source.
Marion County is in the Fourth Judicial Circuit; its courthouse is at 100 East Main Street in Salem, with a Self-Help Center in Room 204 of the Circuit Clerk's office [1][2]. The Fourth Circuit posts one mediator list for child-related issues, tied to Supreme Court Rule 905 and circuit Rule 11, and another for civil law, chancery and probate cases [3][4]. Its Programs & Services page also posts the matching mediation order, referral order and mediator report forms [5]. Most mediators listed below come from those two Fourth Circuit lists, both revised December 5, 2025 [3][4].
Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
Open to meeting by video? Mediators who work online with Illinois clients · Online mediators
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: First Judicial Circuit of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: 24th Judicial Circuit of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
These mediators say they work with Illinois clients online. They are on other states’ official rosters (shown on each listing), not Illinois’s. Where they serve is their own statement. Sorted: placements first (paid ones are labeled), then most complete profile.
Court-ordered case? Courts may require a mediator from their own approved list for court-ordered cases. Check your court’s rules, or see how mediation works in Illinois.
Court-connected mediation in Illinois: Illinois court mediation lists are kept circuit by circuit; courts appoint from those lists when parties cannot agree, and Cook County rules let parties agree on a mediator not on the court list.
Private mediation in Illinois: No statewide license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed; circuit 'certified' lists apply to court programs. No rule specific to out-of-state or online mediators was found.
Sources: Law Division Mediation, Circuit Court of Cook County · Mediation Program for Domestic Relations Cases, Circuit Court of Cook County · Civil Mediation, Illinois Second Judicial Circuit · First Judicial Circuit Mediation (family and civil) · Supreme Court Rules index, Illinois Courts · partly verified
Works online with Illinois clients
Court-certified in: Idaho (verified) · Idaho Supreme Court, 2026-10-07
Serves clients: in person in Idaho · online nationwide (her statement)
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