Diana Sherwood
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
Divorce mediation lawyers in Wyckoff, NJ
3 certified family mediators in Wyckoff whose official New Jersey 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 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?
How does mediation work in Bergen County?
Bergen County's Superior Court, the Bergen Vicinage, operates from the Bergen County Justice Center at 10 Main Street in Hackensack (201-221-0700) [1]. Its Civil Division routes mediation and arbitration questions to ext. 25250, the same extension as the Special Civil Part [2]. When a civil case is sent to mediation, the parties have 14 days to choose a mediator, on the Judiciary's roster or not, and roster mediators provide the first two hours without charge [3]. Mediators listed below appear on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey's certified mediator list [4].
- New Jersey Courts – Bergen Vicinage
- New Jersey Courts – Bergen Court Offices/Divisions
- New Jersey Courts – Civil Mediation
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey – Certified Mediators (master list)
Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
Open to meeting by video? Mediators who work online with New Jersey clients · Online mediators
John A. Spizziri
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
Philip C. Puglisi
On the official roster: New Jersey Judiciary · verified 2026-10-07
Mediators who work online with New Jersey clients
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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