In this article, our McHenry County divorce mediation lawyers explain family mediation in McHenry County, Illinois. Family mediation, family mediation, child custody mediation, and child support mediation are alternative dispute resolution methods intended to save the parties the cost and ill-will created by litigation and trial. In a mediation, a neutral mediator who is skilled in resolving disputes assists the parties and their attorneys in coming to an agreement on some or all of the issues in their case. If a settlement agreement is reached, the parties' attorneys file it with the court and litigation will be averted.