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“Around about the fall of 1998, me and my now ex-wife came to mediation due to an ongoing disagreement regarding custody and visitation of our children.  I had been working for Project P.L.A.S.E. and was aware of Community Mediation since I had referred clients there.  So after a few months of coaxing, my wife agreed to go, solely on the premise that it was neutral. 

 

The mediators listened to both of us.  They seemed to care passionately, and helped us stay focused on the kids.  It took multiple sessions and about 9 hours before we came to agreement —  Khiry and Ayanna would spend each Thanksgiving with my whole family up in New Jersey, we would split finances 70/30, and I had in writing that the kids would be with me 12 days a month.

 

It wasn’t until I was remarried and me and my current wife went to mediation at CMP, that I actually took steps to become a mediator.   My wife and I were not able to come to an agreement in our mediation, but we have a better relationship since the mediation because it allowed us to see each others’ concerns, and know each other better.  Because of Volunteer Maryland, I spent a year at CMP recruiting male and  youth mediators so that we can help out more families in Baltimore like mine.  Then I was able to join the staff full time.”

 

— Kevin Chase, former CMP Mediation Liaison