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Mediators in Brown County, SD

3 mediators list Brown County as their home county on official South Dakota rosters.

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How does mediation work in Brown County?

Brown County is in South Dakota's Fifth Judicial Circuit, which serves 10 northeastern counties and keeps its main office in Aberdeen [1]. Brown County's clerk of court and court services office are also in Aberdeen [2]. Parents in a custody or visitation dispute will be ordered by the court to try mediation; UJS posts instructions for requesting it [3]. Parties in custody or parenting-time actions must also finish a court-approved parenting course [4]. The listings below come from the UJS court-approved mediator list, organized by circuit, and its approved parenting coordinator list [5][4].

  1. South Dakota UJS – Fifth Judicial Circuit
  2. South Dakota UJS Court Finder – Brown County
  3. South Dakota UJS Self Help – Mediation
  4. South Dakota UJS – Parenting Coordinators and Classes
  5. South Dakota UJS – Approved Mediators (by circuit)

Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.

Divorce mediation in Brown County (1)Parenting coordinators (1)

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Mediators who work online with South Dakota clients

These mediators say they work with South Dakota clients online. They are on other states’ official rosters (shown on each listing), not South Dakota’s. Where they serve is their own statement. Sorted: placements first (paid ones are labeled), then most complete profile.

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 South Dakota.

Court-connected mediation in South Dakota: When a South Dakota court orders mediation of a custody or visitation dispute, the statute says it appoints a mediator from its list of court-approved mediators. Listed mediators apply to each circuit's presiding judge and meet training and experience minimums.

Private mediation in South Dakota: South Dakota's mediator qualification statute covers court-appointed family mediators. No state license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed, and no rule on online or out-of-state mediators was found.

Sources: SDCL 25-4-56, South Dakota Legislature · SDCL 25-4-57, South Dakota Legislature · SDCL 25-4-58, South Dakota Legislature · SDCL 25-4-58.1 (minimum qualifications for family court mediators), South Dakota Legislature · Approved Mediators, South Dakota Unified Judicial System · partly verified

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