About Family Mediation
When a relationship breaks down, Family Mediation is an excellent way to resolve all of the issues that arise in a safe and neutral environment - and in a much more cost-effective way than an adversarial court process.
Mediation is a robust and rigorous process. Where financial issues are discussed, in most cases the same financial information (“financial disclosure”) will be provided as in any other process, including the court process.
Often, mediation will take place without lawyers needing to attend meetings with their clients (lawyers in these circumstances advise between sessions), however in more complex cases (or in situations of higher conflict), we offer Hybrid Mediation. In hybrid mediation, each person often attends the mediation sessions with their lawyers and this form of mediation can be a highly effective way for people facing more complex situations to resolve matters.
The Mediator’s Role
Each person in the mediation is advised to seek independent legal advice as the mediator is impartial and cannot give legal advice. He or she can assist in a number of ways, however, including through the provision of legal information, and by managing the process of financial disclosure, exploring options for settlement, reality testing these options and providing final “outcome documents” including a “Memorandum of Understanding” setting out the terms of the proposed agreement.
Family Mediation Referrals from Solicitors
We routinely accept referrals from other solicitors who refer to us for our specialist mediation skills and experience.
In order to help parties resolve matters, our experienced mediators are trained to move between a range of different mediation styles, including traditional mediation, solicitor-inclusive mediation, hybrid mediation, shuttle mediation, child-inclusive mediation and co-mediation.
If you would like to refer a client to our practice for mediation, please complete our online Mediation Referral Form or contact one of our team on 01243 769001 or via email. Alternatively you can download our Mediation Referral Form PDF and email it to us once complete.
