Family Mediation Links

Below are links to court forms, worksheets, and guidelines that are useful to Family Mediators and those seeking mediation services for divorce.

Massachusetts Probate and Family Court forms are available to the general public. They include on-line child support guidelines worksheets and the Financial Statements needed for probate court filings, as well as many other forms and written guidelines.

Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Forms

Child Support Guidelines

Child Support Guidelines Worksheet – Locked PDF

(Caveat: You can save the pdf, but cannot edit it afterwards.)

Child Support Guidelines Chart

Approved Parent Education Program Providers

Financial Statement Long Form instructions

Financial Statement Long Form (Locked PDF for yearly gross income $75,000 and over. (Caveat: You cannot save the pdf for later editing. Once you compete it and leave the site, it is no longer available electronically. May be best to print out the form and complete by hand.)

Financial Statement Short Form Instructions

Financial Statement Short Form (Locked PDF for yearly gross income under $75,000. (Caveat: You cannot save the pdf for later editing. Once you compete it and leave the site, it is no longer available electronically. May be best to print out the form and complete by hand.)

Court Child Support Guidelines Worksheet

Links to other Mediation organizations in Massachusetts and the U.S.

New England Association for Conflict Resolution (NE-ACR)

Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)

Association of Family and Reconciliation Courts (AFRC)

Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediation and Collaborative Practice (CCDM)

Links to Family Mediation Training Programs in Massachusetts

Divorce Mediation Training

Divorce Mediation Training Associates - John Fisk and Diane Neumann

Mediation Works Incorporate

Community Dispute Settlement Center, Cambridge - Advanced mediation training – Divorce Mediation

ABA Section of Family Law’s Family Mediation Training