WELCOME

Welcome to the website of the Ohio Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). Whether you have arrived here in the midst of a difficult court matter or are simply looking for better ways to support children and families through separation and divorce, we are glad you found us.

It is my honor to serve as President of the Ohio Chapter of AFCC. Our chapter brings together the many professionals who touch a family’s life during a time of transition, including judges, attorneys, mediators, mental health professionals, and other allied professionals, so that we can work collaboratively, rather than in isolation, on behalf of children and families.
Too often, parents caught in a contested parenting dispute lose sight of the harm their conflict is causing their children. At other times, a parent recognizes the harm but isn’t sure how to change course, especially while waiting for the other parent to change first. Our members are committed to limiting children’s exposure to this kind of conflict. Through education, shared insight, and interdisciplinary collaboration among attorneys, mental health professionals, and others in the field, we work toward outcomes that put children’s well-being first.

AFCC Ohio is a trusted source of best practices and a network of colleagues, attorneys and mental health professionals alike,  who bring deep experience to the issues families and courts face today. Whatever question or challenge brought you here, you are not alone in working through it.

We invite you to join us on this path toward resolving family conflict for the well-being of everyone involved. Many of your colleagues already rely on AFCC’s resources, and we hope you will too. Change is constant, and meeting it well requires flexibility, knowledge, and adaptability. The more we share our tools, resources, and approaches, the stronger we all become.
I look forward to working alongside each of you.