Family Mediation

Are You Divorcing Or Separating?

Telephone: 01793-527285 or 01793- 420532

Then Family Mediation Can help you...... What Is Family Mediation? Family mediation is where separating or divorced couples meet with professionally trained and experienced mediators in a neutral and confidential environment in order to reach agreement on all issues surrounding the divorce or separation. It can save you money because it reduces the conflict and enables couples to reach agreement in a safe & secure environment. Mediation is for: • Parents - before or after separation • Divorcing or separating couples • Teenage parents • Grandparents • Adult siblings • Parents & adult children • Other members of the extended family where communication and/or relationships are problematic. • Contact arrangements What can be mediated? • Residence of children • Parenting • Communication • Maintenance • Child support • Finance • Holiday arrangements • Property • Sharing possessions • Pensions / Endowments • Settling of debts • Wills and probate • Re-establishing contact • Care of older relatives • Education Family mediation can help improve communication, help you make decisions about future arrangements for the children and help you make decisions about property and finance as it affects your separation. Can anyone access mediation? Our mediation service is committed to equality and is therefore sensitive to issues of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and disability that may be relevant to the resolution of family disputes. What do people say about family mediation? "Mediation gave me a chance to talk with my ex-partner without shouting." "Thanks to mediation, I am now making a fresh start in seeing my daughter." "It all seemed impossible, but mediation made a difficult situation a lot easier for us all." If you would like to know more please go to our Contacts page where you can find email and phone details. Click here for more information about mediation

CASE STUDY - Steve and Sarah

Steve and Sarah separated soon after John (5 months) was born. Although acknowledged as John’s father and paying Child Support through the CSA, Steve was not registered as John’s father on his birth certificate and did not have parental responsibility.

When Steve and Sarah first came to mediation there had been no contact between them for 2 months and each was unwilling to give any ground.

At the first mediation session the parents were helped to focus on John’s needs and acknowledge each other’s perspective. They made arrangements for Steve to spend time with Sarah and John, so that eventually Steve and John could spend time alone once their relationship was established.

The parents arrived for the second session together and said that they now talked more often and had enjoyed spending time together with John. However Sarah still had reservations about John spending time alone with Steve. Discussion helped both Sarah and Steve to share their concerns and they agreed an arrangement for Steve to spend time alone with John.

You can also find more stories on our Case Studies page.