Family Mediation Explained

Family Mediation is a process of formally agreeing legal issues, frequently adopted in family and civil disputes, in a non-adversarial manner. It is a civilised, cost effective and dignified alternative to what can often be extremely stressful and highly expensive, contested civil or family court proceedings.

Mediation allows you to reach your own realistic solutions and move on with your life at a fraction of the cost of going to Court.

Judges now insist, that all mediation options are explored and full mediation information obtained, before they are willing to formally consider disputed litigation, in divorce.

Formal costs orders can now technically be made against a party thought to have deliberately, evaded, obtaining prescribed information about family mediation or other relevant non -court resolution methods. 

Formal statements will now be routinely required, explaining to the Judge why a party has not used non-court dispute resolution, as a means of resolving the issues relating to any ongoing proceedings.

The Mediation Process

In Mediation, couples are helped to look for their own solution in their disputes with both attending with our Family Mediator, to agree their own decisions as to how matters concerning the family assets/children/pets/civil issues are best practically resolved.

Family Mediation also deals with all decision making, practical day to day arrangements and planning for the upbringing of young children.

Aside from being friendly and cost-effective, it is a lot easier for your children to cope with a divorce or relationship ending when their parents, are able to work together, to reach agreement in the best interests of their children.

It is said "An ounce of Mediation is worth a pound of Arbitration and ton of Litigation" or  "nobody forgets where they buried the hatchet"

Both Parties must however be willing to engage in Family Mediation. It always remains a completely voluntary and consensual process.