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Official roster: Jackson County Circuit Court · verified 2026-10-07
Divorce mediation attorneys in Grand Traverse County, MI
1 divorce mediation attorneys in Grand Traverse 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.[1–8]
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 Grand Traverse County?
Grand Traverse County belongs to Michigan's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, which also serves Antrim and Leelanau counties from Traverse City.[2][1] Under the Michigan Court Rules, the circuit court may order a civil case to mediation after consulting the parties, and may send any contested domestic relations issue to mediation on a written stipulation, a party's motion or its own initiative.[9] In civil cases, if the parties do not agree on a mediator, the ADR clerk assigns one from the approved list by rotation.[9] The circuit publishes separate lists of court-approved general civil and domestic relations mediators, each showing the mediator's own fee.[2][1] Both lists also name CRS, Inc., a nonprofit whose volunteers mediate free or at low cost for people who cannot afford a private mediator.[2][1] Most mediators listed below are on those lists.[2][1]
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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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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Sources
Official court and government sources only, each with the date we last checked it. Every profile also links its own roster entry.
- 13th Judicial Circuit Court (Grand Traverse County) – Domestic Relations Mediator List↩
- 13th Judicial Circuit Court (Grand Traverse County) – General Civil Mediator List↩
- Berrien County Trial Court – Approved Civil Case Mediators List↩
- Jackson County Circuit Court – Approved Civil Mediators↩
- Kent County 17th Circuit Court – Court-Approved Civil Mediators' Roster↩
- Kent County 17th Circuit Court – Court-Approved Domestic Mediators' Roster↩
- Ottawa County Circuit Court (20th Judicial Circuit) – Civil Mediator List (8/31/26)↩
- Ottawa County Circuit Court (20th Judicial Circuit) – Domestic Mediator List (as of 6/17/2026; scanned PDF, transcribed)↩
- Michigan Court Rules (MCR 2.410, 2.411, 3.216; updated Sept. 1, 2026, PDF)↩