WELCOME

Welcome to our website for the Ohio Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). We hope you are here in furtherance of a just and collaborative outcome to a court case or other issues affecting children and families. I am humbled to serve as the President for the Ohio Chapter of the AFCC. We offer to you our many resources and connections to lower conflict and work together for children and families going through a divorce or separation.

Sometimes parents involved in litigation lose sight of the harm they may be causing to their children in a hotly contested parenting matter.  At other times, the parent(s) may recognize the harm but do not know how to change their behavior, all while first wanting the other parent to modify his/her behavior. Our organization and its membership want to limit this type of exposure to children.  We offer insight and education to work with the parents, fellow attorneys, mental health professionals, and others to provide a positive outcome.

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The AFCC is a premier source of best practices information and access to fellow attorneys and mental health professionals who have experience in your area of inquiry. You are not alone in trying to solve many of the sophisticated problems affecting families, children, and courts. 

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So please join us as we walk this path together in furtherance of resolving family conflict for the well-being of all involved. Many of your colleagues are already relying heavily on these resources and we encourage you to do the same. Change is constant and we must be flexible, knowledgeable, and adaptable to assist in these evolving circumstances. The more resources, tools, and approaches we share, the better.  I look forward to working with all of you.