Does Family Mediation Work?
In family disputes, mediation is an opportunity to remove the animosity that can naturally arise during court proceedings. This enables separating couples to make their own decisions based on what will work for them and their families.
It can be one of the most cost-effective and quickest ways to deal with the issues surrounding relationship breakdown. Mediation and non-court dispute resolution measures will always be most effective alongside advice from an expert family law solicitor.
Family mediation works because it is a choice: people come voluntarily to sort things out and this element of self-determination is a strength of the process. It is confidential – subject to the usual caveats regarding abuse – and it provides a private space where participants can think about how they can resolve issues.
The mediator will help participants to reach decisions by acting to keep a balance between them so that they can discuss things calmly.
What Can I Expect From Family Mediation?
Mediation is appropriate in most family relationship breakdowns. Often, the situation will involve a separating couple wishing to resolve the arrangements for their children, their finances and their divorce proceedings. The creativity and flexibility of the process includes mediation participants being able to sit together with the mediator or in separate rooms during the meetings.
The mediation process can be planned to make participants feel as comfortable as possible in the mediation meetings, and the mediator will provide reassurance if participants are worried about meeting with the former partner.
How Does Mediation Work During The Covid-19 Pandemic?
Family mediators have been offering their services online and the benefits experienced include a swift response time, flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
Adele & Family Mediation Headlines
Whilst stories of celebrity separations often hit the headlines, it is unusual to hear what family mediators might think of as good news and how a good divorce can be achieved where there is a willingness on the part of the couple to achieve a fair and lasting agreement.
As the story below shows, Adele and her husband Simon Konecki, have recently used family mediation to avoid an acrimonious divorce and reach a settlement that works for them and is best for their family.
www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/adele-used-mediators-split-fortune-23371046
How Timms Can Help With Family Mediation
Within our Family Law team, Adrian Rose is our family mediator. Adrian is a solicitor and family mediator who has worked exclusively in family law for over twenty years. His family mediation practice is accredited by Resolution recognising his expertise in this area.
Adrian is also a professional practice consultant for other family mediators, providing mentoring and support for them and their practices.
For further details on Family Mediation, please click onto our dedicated webpage or alternatively, please give us a call on freephone 0800 011 6666 or email at legal@timms-law.com
Adrian Rose
February 2021