Roscoe Mark A 103 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, IN 46383

"This person was hired to be a mediator during my divorce. I was informed the morning of the mediation that "we have to be out by 3:30 because Mark has a doctor's appointment." During the mediation he made a point of checking his watch in front of me, he was impatient, and said my home of 28 years is just an "emotional atttachment", among other upsetting moments. I would not recommend him to anyone. Perhaps he should just focus on dress design."

"Where do I begin? I'll try to be as charitable as possible: 1. If you are a woman battling a difficult father of your children DO NOT under any circumstances agree to Mark as your guardian attorney. Mark consistently took my ex's false talking points about me and presupposed they were true. (That I was "stealing" his time among other accusations. I was trying to get a more consistent and settled schedule for school. Also, we have a daughter and she just preferred to be with me, her mom, more often.) 2. If you are unfortunate enough to be reading this after you agreed to him as your guardian attorney, MAKE SURE you stress to your attorney that you want copies of ANY EVIDENCE or any correspondence the other party submits for consideration as soon as the other party admits it. Mark considered text messages and "personal letters" that my ex submitted that I never got to respond to but only showed up on the bill afterwards. He never told me who wrote these letters or what they said. And, oh yes, he will charge you for reading these. This seems at the very least unethical to me, as text messages and letters can be doctored, forged, exaggerated, and just be from plain irrelevant viewpoints that know nothing about the situation between you and your ex. I had to request to see these, to put a motion of discovery in (causing me to have to pay my personal attorney more fees), in order to find out what was submitted. These should have been provided to me by Mark for free. This should be illegal and at the very least I believe it's unethical. 3. His manner and demeanor. Every time my daughter had to talk to him she cried because Mark has a horrible personal affectation. He doesn't smile and he's demanding in his questions and answers. You'd think he could modify this a bit with children but he doesn't. He demanded to know of me why I thought I "deserved extra time" with my daughter "simply" because I work part time (and dad works full time). This was seriously a question he asked me! Well Mr. Roscoe, probably because I'M HER MOTHER. What should I do, give my daughter over to a babysitter instead of with me simply because her dad can't get her that often and he is a control freak who was upset about it? I also considered an out of state move and Mr. Roscoe asked me "what makes you think you can do that?" as if I was his teenage daughter. Well Mr. Roscoe, you should know this well, that Indiana doesn't have a stipulation that you may not move out of the area in our custody agreements like other states such as Texas do. Overall Mr. Roscoe, I believe, thinks being severe, unemotional, and abrasive means fair and impartial, but there's a gigantic difference. GAL's should be fair and impartial, and Mr Roscoe may be a great personal attorney, but he is not a fair nor impartial GAL, in my personal opinion and experience."

"My ex hired this guy to divorce me. She wound up firing him because of his inability to keep appointments and complete work product. For a so called mediator, my faith attempts attempts to engage were ignored. Not recommended."

"Mark’s office has a very calming atmosphere. He has a very calming demeanor. I felt that he was a truly unbiased third party and helped to negotiate a difficult divorce. He is very knowledgeable and quick to offer helpful and equitable solutions. I’m very grateful that we were able to utilize his skills."

"Mark Roscoe helped my (then) spouse and I through a simple but tough for me divorce. He is kind, thoughtful and a good man."