This overview discusses the Arkansas Access and Visitation Mediation Program, which was established in 1997 and works to "support and facilitate non-custodial parents' access to and visitation with their children." The program mediates access, custody, visitation and child support cases. Attorneys or parents may request mediation, or judges may order cases to mediation. The program overview highlights the role of mediation in access and visitation disputes and discusses the role of the mediator, the funding of the program, the program's procedures, the question of appropriateness and information about the referral process.
Arkansas Access & Visitation Family Mediation Program - Program Overview
Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission. Jan. 1, 1997https://www.arcourts.gov/administration/adr/mediation-programs