Family mediation can help couples – married or unmarried, with or without children – to make decisions and settle disputes that arise from the breakdown of their relationship. Professionally trained mediators can help couples communicate better and reach decisions of their own about their future. The issues that can be explored in the context of mediation range from decisions about the children to full financial settlements.
Research shows that mediation can improve communication, reduce bitterness and help maintain a degree of stability which benefits any children involved in the breakdown of a relationship. Clients feel involved in the decision making process, and all too often clients can feel disempowered in the divorce process.
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A good divorce lawyer will use some of the skills of a trained mediator to assist in the negotiation process anyway.
There are several mediation services locally and your solicitor can provide you with more information on request.
An agreement reached in mediation will usually be formalised by solicitors during the separation or divorce process.
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For more information about mediation go to the website for the Family Mediation Service http://www.nfm.u-net.com/
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