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What is Family Mediation?

Mediation is a confidential, voluntary, "without prejudice" process in which a neutral third party, the mediator helps you to discuss and negotiate all issues surrounding your divorce or separation. Research shows that mediation improves communication and helps you build for the future in your new circumstances. In particular it can help your children maintain their family relationships.

Who is Family Mediation for?

• Parents - before or after separation
• Divorcing couples
• Teenage parents
• Grandparents
• Adult siblings
• Parents & adult children
• Other members of the extended family where communication and/or relationships are problematic.

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.

National Family Mediation is a network of local not-for-profit Family Mediation Services in England and Wales which offers help to couples, married or unmarried, who are in the process of separation and divorce. We are committed to providing high quality mediation to everyone who needs it in all communities.

NFM mediators help clients to reach joint decisions about the issues associated with their separation - children, finance and property. Several NFM services also provide specialist services for children. NFM has well established quality assurance standards. Our mediators are carefully selected and trained to a high standard nationally.

NFM is a founder body of the Family Mediation Council, the body which sets and maintains high standards for the profession.

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What can mediation achieve?

• Improved future relationships - you are able to move forward and make a new start.
• Exploration of all issues - our mediators can help you identify the real issues and guide the discussion in an open and fair way.
• Simplicity - the process is informal, straightforward and constructive.
• Control - you remain in control and as mediation is voluntary you can stop the process at any time.
• Flexibility - unique solutions negotiated to suit each particular case.
• Saves time - and avoids the stress of a lengthy legal process.
• Saves money - Legal costs are kept to a minimum.

Who are the mediators?

Our experienced mediators come from a wide range of professional backgrounds. All have been trained by National Family Mediation or other approved body and participate in continuous professional development. Once training is completed all mediators are competence assessed by the Family Mediation Council to Legal Services Commission requirements.

How long might it take to achieve a successful outcome?

The average time for All Issues Mediation is between 3 and 5 meetings. However, the time needed depends on:
• Individual circumstances
• The number and complexity of the issues that need resolving
• How flexible you can be regarding days/times for appointments.

Is there a charge for mediation?

Mediation is free for those on a low income who are eligible for public funding (legal aid). If you are not eligible for public funding mediation services have a charging policy. For more information please contact your local service.

At your initial meeting, the mediator will assess your eligibility based on information provided about your current income and expenditure. The assessment form is available on the LSC website at www.legalservices.gov.uk.

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