Mediation
Mediation is actively encouraged by the courts and is a voluntary, non-confrontational process, which offers a safe and confidential environment for couples to talk openly, clarify any issues in dispute and explore their options following separation.
Family law mediation can be a fast and effective way to reach an amicable solution. You meet with a mediator who works with you both to keep communication channels open, listening to both sides of the argument.
The mediator always acts impartially – they won’t give legal advice and can’t impose a decision without both parties’ agreement. However, because mediation meetings are confidential, they offer a safe environment in which to air and resolve issues.
Mediation can help you reach a dignified agreement while keeping acrimony and costs to a minimum.
We can offer mediation services or recommend suitable and qualified mediators. It normally takes between three and six mediation sessions to reach an agreement – some couples may need longer, while others settle sooner.
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- It caters for flexible outcomes that are tailored to a couple’s particular needs, which can be reviewed later down the line if your circumstances change, for example as your children get older.
- Conversations in mediation cannot be referred to in any court process, encouraging discussions and negotiations that would not otherwise be possible.
- The timings of mediation sessions are within a couple’s control, unlike the strict court timetable that would otherwise be imposed. Mediators give impartial guidance to help couples reach their own decisions about the future. You make the decisions, a mediator cannot impose any decision on you.
- Mediation avoids the stress and acrimony of court proceedings.
- Mediation can be quicker and considerably cheaper than any other legal process.
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