Divorce mediation in Grand Traverse County, MI

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.