For this discussion, you will compose an opening statement to use for a mediation involving a child custody or visitation matter. The scenario is as follows:
The parties are John and Jane Doe, and they have recently separated. They are the parents of a 6-year-old, Fawn. The disputants' separation and impending divorce is going fairly smooth and they have agreed to share custody of Fawn, however, the two cannot agree upon a child parenting schedule. The court has ordered them to attend mediation to work through this last piece of their marriage dissolution. As the mediator, you are working on your opening statement for the mediation next week.