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Divorce mediation in Lawrence County, SD

Compare 2 family mediators for divorce mediation in Lawrence County, from official South Dakota rosters. Each listing links to its official source.

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How does mediation work in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County is served by South Dakota's Fourth Judicial Circuit; the clerk of court is in Deadwood, and magistrate court proceedings are held at a separate Deadwood location on Tatanka Drive [1]. The circuit's administrative offices are in the Meade County Courthouse in Sturgis, and a merger of the Fourth and Seventh circuits has been proposed to the Supreme Court [2]. Courts order mediation when parents dispute custody or visitation [3]. The professionals below are on the UJS child custody evaluator list, which UJS says it has not vetted, or its court-approved mediator list [4][5].

  1. South Dakota UJS Court Finder – Lawrence County
  2. South Dakota UJS – Fourth Judicial Circuit
  3. South Dakota UJS Self Help – Mediation
  4. South Dakota UJS – Child Custody Evaluators
  5. South Dakota UJS – Approved Mediators (by circuit)

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

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Only a few listed mediators have Lawrence County as their home county. Many also work in neighboring counties or meet online.

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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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