Jamie R. Wombacher
On the official roster: 22nd Judicial Circuit Court (McHenry County) · verified 2026-10-07
Divorce mediation lawyers in Woodstock, IL
4 certified family mediators in Woodstock whose official Illinois roster record shows an attorney background. These divorce mediation attorneys act as neutrals and don't represent either side.
How this list is built: these are certified family mediators whose official Illinois roster record lists an attorney or in-state Bar member background. In mediation they work as neutrals: a mediator doesn’t represent or advise either side, even if they’re a lawyer. If you want legal advice about your own case, hire your own attorney. Do I need a lawyer for divorce mediation?
How does mediation work in McHenry County?
McHenry County is the single-county Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, based at the judicial center at 2200 N. Seminary Ave. in Woodstock [1][2]. In the Family Division, court-appointed mediators, who may be lawyers or mental health professionals, help parents work out parenting plans; the circuit's Mediation page posts the McHenry County Family Division Mediation Rules, a brochure, forms and the mediator application [3]. Mandatory arbitration is held at 400 Russell Court, across the street from the judicial center [2]. The court-approved Family Division mediator list, updated August 13, 2026 and grouped by office town, supplies most of the mediators below [4].
- Illinois Courts – The Circuit Court of Illinois
- Illinois Courts directory – McHenry County Courthouse
- 22nd Judicial Circuit – Mediation
- 22nd Judicial Circuit – Family Division Mediator List, updated Aug. 13, 2026 (PDF)
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
Jenette M. Schwemler
On the official roster: 22nd Judicial Circuit Court (McHenry County) · verified 2026-10-07
Michael R. Stetler
On the official roster: 22nd Judicial Circuit Court (McHenry County) · verified 2026-10-07
Peter D. Michling
On the official roster: 22nd Judicial Circuit Court (McHenry County) · verified 2026-10-07
Mediators who work online with Illinois clients
No mediator from another state has told us they work online with Illinois clients in this practice area yet. Local mediators may also offer video sessions; ask when you contact them.
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
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