1.     Eligibility

a.     A subscriber shall be in good standing as a Practioner Member of the North Carolina Association of Professional Family Mediators and shall meet one of the three qualifications:

                                                  i.    Subscriber has completed 40 hours of family mediation training approved by the Association for Conflict Resolution or the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission and has been practicing in the conflict resolution field for a minimum of three years;

                                                 ii.    Current Custody and Visitation mediator employed by the Administrative Office of the Court;

                                                iii.    Family Financial Mediator certified through the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission

b.     A member wishing to initially list or a subscriber wishing to renew a listing shall meet all of the following qualifications:

                                                  i.    Have been a member of the NCAPFM for at least 12 months;

                                                 ii.    Attend one NCAPFM meeting within the previous calendar year;

                                                iii.    Renewal members shall tender listing fees (during the annual renewal process) no later than February 15^th of the listing year to remain eligible for that year.  Members listing for the first time or after a lapse in listing shall tender listing fees at the time the listing is created.

2.     Listing Criteria

a.     Each eligible member may be permitted to subscribe to the online listing service on the NCAPFM website.

b.     Listing information shall contain only the following information

                                                  i.    Name prefix – Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss

                                                 ii.    First Name

                                                iii.    Middle name or initial

                                                iv.    Last name

                                                 v.    Suffix – limited to: Jr., Sr., I, II, III…

                                                vi.    Business name

                                               vii.    Primary NC city of service

                                              viii.    Primary contact phone

                                                ix.    Secondary contact phone

                                                 x.    Fax phone

                                                xi.    Website URL address

                                               xii.    Email address

                                              xiii.    Informational Statement not to exceed 50 words.  Such statements shall:

1.     Be accurate in nature

2.     Be quantifiable

3.     Be text only

4.     Be in paragraph or bullet format, or combination of both

5.     Not claim levels of past or expected mediation success

3.     Duration, member responsibility, and fees

a.     Listings shall remain on the NCAPFM website through December 31 of each calendar year and are renewed concurrently with a NCAPFM membership.  Listings not renewed by this date shall be removed and not be eligible until the following year.

b.     Members shall notify Communications Chair of any changes to their listing as soon as the circumstances change.

c.     Fees - First year/relisting after lapse - $50.00, Subsequent consecutive years - $15.00.