Cross-Functional Services

Required education courses for family court cases

In the Circuit Court of Greene County, Missouri — 31st Judicial Circuit Family Court

You are required to attend two separate educational courses as part of your family court case if children are involved, Course #1 and Course #2 listed below.

You are required to attend one education course as part of your family court case if children are not involved, Course #2 listed below.

Required Course #1 for all family court cases involving children

Pursuant to Local Rule 68.9.1, if you are a party to an action that involves custody or visitation of a minor child, you are hereby notified you are required to attend a court approved program designed to educate parents on the detrimental effect of parental conflict on children and how to avoid such conflict. Your attendance is mandatory and may be waived only by the judge.

The educational programs below are developed and presented by private providers — they are not court programs, but are court approved. You may attend any class on this list. There is a cost for these classes and you must contact the provider directly.

The following educational programs have been approved by the court:

• All About the Children (The Hammons Tower)
  901 E. St. Louis Street, Suite 200, Springfield, MO 65806
  Phone: 417-326-9872
• Blueprints (call or text for options)
  Phone: 417-883-8400 (call or text)
• Children First (Burrell Center)
  1300 Bradford Pkwy, Building B, Springfield, MO 65804
  Phone: 417-761-5203 · Fax: 417-761-5251
• Online Parenting Class — approved only for parties living outside Springfield/surrounding area (2hr class)
  onlineparentingprograms.com co-parenting divorce class
• Focus on Kids (MU Extension in the Greene Co Botanical Center)
  2400 South Scenic Avenue, Springfield, MO 65807
  Phone: 417-881-8909
• FOCIS (held at 2 locations)
  Ozarks Counseling Center, 614 South Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806 · Phone: 417-869-9011 · Fax: 417-889-6307
  or Touchstone Counseling, 417-581-6911, info@touchstonehelping.com
• Co-Parenting Compassionately (Synergy Counseling Center)
  1717 E. Republic Road, Suite D, Springfield, MO 65804 · synergycounselingservice.com
  Email: doliver@synergyrecoverycenter.com · Text 417-216-0002 · Phone: 417-351-4282 · Fax: 844-683-2342

Online class option is approved for only parties who live outside of Springfield/surrounding area.

Required Course #2 for all family court cases

Pursuant to Local Rule 68.9.11, you are hereby notified that you are required to attend an Alternative Resolution class. This class is a court program and there is no charge for your attendance. It is approximately two hours in length. Your attendance is mandatory and may be waived only by the judge.

Do not contact the Domestic Relations Unit to schedule your class. You will receive written notice and instructions on when and where to attend.

You may visit the website listed below for answers to frequently asked questions about the class.

Greene County Family Court, Domestic Relations Unit
DomesticRelations.GreeneCountyMo.Gov
Phone (417) 829-6557 or (417) 829-6116

Documents

• Education Order (PDF)
• Court-approved Parent Education List (PDF)
• Springfield Community Resource List (PDF)