Mediation stands apart from most dispute resolution methods due to its non-confrontational nature. There doesn't need to be a winner and a loser; instead, both parties can emerge victorious, as the mediator facilitates an agreement that benefits everyone involved....
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MEDIATION: TAKING THE FIRST STEP
When You Require Legal Guidance
Mediators can provide general legal information, such as an overview of the law regarding financial settlements during divorce. However, they cannot offer personalised legal advice tailored to your specific situation. Legal advice can be beneficial for: Making...
My Ex-Partner Has Consulted a Mediator – What
Should I Do?
If your ex has reached out to a mediator to discuss matters following your separation, you may receive an invitation to attend a meeting, commonly referred to as a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM). This is a typical step in the mediation process,...
What is a Family Mediation Service?
Family mediators help you to turn your arguments into agreements to help you make decisions for the future, to enable you to move on with your lives. It helps you focus on the issues affecting both of you, for example, parenting, property, and money, and what to do about it all now that you are separated.
Family mediation is faster, cheaper, and less stressful than going to court to try to reach agreements on issues connected to your divorce or separation.
What does Family Mediation cover?
In mediation you get to set the agenda, and this can be anything that you both agree to discuss and mediate on and typically the issues discussed in family mediation can include:
Parenting Issues such as:
- When and where the children will spend time with each of you.
- Helping grandparents keep in contact with their grandchildren.
- Agreeing child maintenance and support payments.
- Arrangements for school holidays and key events such as Christmas, Birthdays etc.
- Any other issues you wish to agree on – such as schooling, holidays, relocation, change of name, introducing new partners.
Financial & Property issues such as:
- How your assets will be divided.
- What happens to your family home, including who will move out and when this will happen.
- Support payments to be made.
- Division of pensions and investments.
- Spousal maintenance.
- How any upcoming bills will be settled.