Brett Schlender
Official roster: Ottawa County Circuit Court · verified 2026-10-12
Divorce mediation attorneys in Allegan County, MI
2 divorce mediation attorneys in Allegan County: certified family mediators whose official Michigan roster record shows an attorney background. They act as neutrals and don't represent either side. Every listing shows the official roster it comes from and the date we last checked it. For a court-ordered case, your court may require a mediator from its own list.[1]
Listings last checked against the official rosters Oct 12, 2026.
How this list is built: these are certified family mediators whose official Michigan 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 Allegan County?
Mediation in Allegan County's circuit court follows the Michigan Court Rules, under which all civil cases are subject to alternative dispute resolution unless a statute or rule provides otherwise.[2] A trial court that uses ADR must adopt a written plan by local administrative order, naming an ADR clerk and saying how its mediator list is kept and how indigent parties get access.[2] After consulting the parties, the court may order a civil case to mediation, and it may send any contested domestic relations issue to mediation on a stipulation, a party's motion or its own initiative.[2] Domestic cases may be exempted for reasons such as child abuse, domestic abuse or safety concerns.[2] Mediators listed below are based in the county and appear on neighboring circuit courts' approved lists, mainly Ottawa County's and Berrien County's.[1][3]
Fact-checked Oct 22, 2026 against the official sources numbered above (listed under Sources). Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
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Jennifer DeYoung
Official roster: Ottawa County Circuit Court · verified 2026-10-12
Mediators who work online with Michigan clients
No mediator from another state has told us they work online with Michigan 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 Michigan.
Court-connected mediation in Michigan: Michigan circuit courts keep their own lists of mediators who met court-rule training requirements, and court clerks appoint only from those lists. Some courts encourage parties to pick their own mediator; the court rules themselves were not reviewed.
Private mediation in Michigan: No state license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed. A State Bar of Michigan ethics opinion says a lawyer-mediator may not draft all the divorce papers for both parties while acting only as mediator.
Sources: 37th Judicial Circuit Court (Calhoun County) - Civil Mediators (PDF) · Oakland County Circuit Court - Approved Domestic Mediators (PDF) · MCL 691.1556 - Participation in dispute resolution process · MCL 691.1558 - Administration of program · MCL 552.513 - Friend of the Court alternative dispute resolution · State Bar of Michigan Ethics Opinion RI-351 · partly verified
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Official court and government sources only, each with the date we last checked it. Every profile also links its own roster entry.