About the Domestic Relations Unit

  • Domestic Relations Officer, Common Ground
  • Karen Lehmann MS, LPC  829-6149
  • Chelsey Ortiz, MS, PLPC  829-6628
  • Support Staff
  • Karen McIlravy, 829-6113
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  • Domestic Relations Officer, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Michael Metz, MS, LPC  829-6116
  • Becky Cliffton, MS  829-6557

The Domestic Relations Unit provides services and support to separating, divorcing, and unmarried parents who have children together. Building a healthy separated family is not an event but a process and DR endeavors to make the transition less stressful for families.

Services and programs provided to families include: Alternative Dispute Resolution Class, Pro Se Litigation Awareness Class, Common Ground, Mediation, and therapeutic intervention. DR also ensures that families receive information about court and community resources that they may benefit from.

In addition DR provides assistance to the courts by conducting investigations, conducting Case Management Hearings, and tracking all cases filed in the family court system.