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Mediators in Pennington County, SD

25 mediators list Pennington County as their home county on official South Dakota rosters.

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How does mediation work in Pennington County?

Pennington County is part of South Dakota's Seventh Judicial Circuit, whose circuit administration office sits in the Pennington County Courthouse in Rapid City [1][2]. The state court administrator's office has proposed merging the administrative structures of the Fourth and Seventh circuits [2]. When parents disagree about custody or visitation, the court will order both to try mediation, and the UJS posts instructions and an order form for requesting it [3]. The professionals below come from three UJS lists organized by circuit: court-approved mediators, approved parenting coordinators, and child custody evaluators, a list UJS says it has not vetted [4][5][6].

  1. South Dakota UJS Court Finder – Pennington County
  2. South Dakota UJS – Seventh Judicial Circuit
  3. South Dakota UJS Self Help – Mediation
  4. South Dakota UJS – Approved Mediators (by circuit)
  5. South Dakota UJS – Parenting Coordinators and Classes
  6. South Dakota UJS – Child Custody Evaluators

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

Divorce mediation in Pennington County (17)Parenting coordinators (6)Rapid City (24)

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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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