Mr. Craig Schneider

Craig Schneider is an attorney of 33 years’ experience, a qualified and accredited mediator of 26 years and an experienced and suitably qualified parenting co-ordinator. He is a past co-chairperson of FAMAC (Family Mediation Association of the Cape). Craig conducts his practise as a family law attorney/mediator/parenting coordinator for the past 28 years as Craig Schneider Associates. He has trained mediators and parenting co-ordinators throughout South Africa and been instrumental in promoting mediation and parenting co-ordination throughout South Africa and trained parenting co-ordinators in Western Australia. He has appeared on regular radio talk shows and was the designated expert for South Africa at The Hague Private Law Conference in the Hague in February 2011 for the drafting of a mediation guideline in International Child Abduction matters. Craig has conducted mediation in international child abduction matters for the South African Central Authority. Craig has presented papers at conferences both nationally and internationally on The Children’s Act, Mediation, Parenting Coordination, mediation in Hague Convention matters, in Europe, United Kingdom and Australia. He is a participating expert in the Family Law Reform Issue Paper relating to mediation, alternative dispute resolution and Parenting Co-ordination. He works in a holistic manner prioritising the best interests of the children and assisting parents in transitioning towards a healthy co-parenting relationship post-divorce.