Circuit Court Family Certification

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Mediation Skills and Process (20 hours basic mediation skills)
• Family Mediation Skills (20 hours basic family mediation skills)
• Resolving Economic Issues in Divorce (12 hours)
• Orientation to the Virginia Judicial System (4 hours introduction to how Virginia Courts work and where mediation fits in; may be taken out of order; requirement waived for current members of the Virginia Bar)
• Domestic Violence Assessment (8 hours)
• Observation of two cases or 1 day Family Mediation Role-Play training
• Co-mediation of 5 circuit court family cases totaling at least 10 hours of mediation
• Completion of at least one child support worksheet
• Primary scrivener for at least one mediated agreement

J&DR certified mediators may "upgrade" to CCF by doing the following:

• Completing training in Resolving Economic Issues in Divorce
• Observing one circuit court level case or completing the Family Mediation Role-Play training
• Co-mediating two circuit court family cases

In order to co-mediate through NVMS you need to complete the additional courses below:

• Mediating Child Support Issues
• Preparing Memoranda and Agreements