Charles Whittenburg
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
7 mediators list Putnam County as their home county on official Tennessee rosters.
Putnam County's Chancery Court, part of the Thirteenth Judicial District, hears divorces and other domestic matters, adoptions, terminations of parental rights and property or boundary disputes [1]. General Sessions Court meets at the Justice Center in Cookeville, and its judges also preside over probate and juvenile cases [2]. One elected clerk serves the Circuit, Civil Sessions and Juvenile Courts, keeping their dockets and records [3]. Under Rule 31, a family mediator who completes an approved 16-hour domestic violence course may carry the designation "Specially Trained in Domestic Violence Issues" [4]. The mediators below are on the AOC's Rule 31 listing as of October 2026 [5], and one also appears on the Eastern District of Tennessee's approved mediators list [6].
Fact-checked 2026-10-08. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
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On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
On the official roster: U.S. District Court, E.D. Tenn. · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
On the official roster: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts · verified 2026-10-08
These mediators say they work with Tennessee clients online. They are on other states’ official rosters (shown on each listing), not Tennessee’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 Tennessee.
Court-connected mediation in Tennessee: When a Tennessee court orders Rule 31 mediation and the parties don't pick a listed Rule 31 mediator together, the judge names three from the AOC's statewide list and each side strikes one name.
Private mediation in Tennessee: Rule 31 says its standards cover only mediations and mediators under that rule, not private mediation outside it. The ADR Commission may waive training for a mediator approved and in good standing in another state.
Sources: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 1, Application · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 4, Selection of Rule 31 Mediators · Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 31, § 14(d)(1)(iii), Rule 31 Mediators (out-of-state approval)
Works online with Tennessee clients
Court-certified in: Idaho (verified) · Idaho Supreme Court, 2026-10-07
Serves clients: in person in Idaho · online nationwide (her statement)
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