Bonnie D. Putterman
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
5 divorce mediation attorneys in Atlantic County: certified family mediators whose official New Jersey roster record shows an attorney background. They act as neutrals and don't represent either side.
How this list is built: these are certified family mediators whose official New Jersey 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?
Atlantic County forms the Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage together with Cape May County [1]. Atlantic civil cases are handled at the Atlantic County Civil Courts Building, 1201 Bacharach Blvd. in Atlantic City, and the vicinage also uses the Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex in Mays Landing (609-402-0100) [1]. According to the Judiciary's CDR contact list, Atlantic's arbitration administrator works in the Civil Courts Building at ext. 47597 [2]. Mediation and arbitration are the most common of the Judiciary's complementary dispute resolution programs [3]. Our Atlantic mediators come from the economic family mediation roster [4], the U.S. District Court for New Jersey's certified list [5] and the parenting coordinator roster [6].
Fact-checked 2026-10-08. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
Open to meeting by video? Mediators who work online with New Jersey clients · Online mediators
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
No mediator from another state has told us they work online with New Jersey 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 New Jersey.
Court-connected mediation in New Jersey: When a New Jersey civil case is sent to mediation, parties have 14 days to pick any mediator, on the court roster or not. If they don't, the court-appointed roster mediator in the referral order serves.
Private mediation in New Jersey: No state license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed. No rule on out-of-state or online mediators serving as neutrals was found.
Sources: NJ Courts, Civil Mediation · NJ Courts, Civil Mediation FAQ · NJ Courts, Economic Mediation in Family Law Cases · Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Opinion 60 (Dec. 19, 2022) · partly verified
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