Arrangements for the time your Children spend with each of you over the summer holidays It’s that time of year again when you and your children prepare the start up of the long summer holidays. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to take all of the summer holidays off from work […]
Category: Mediation
What is Involved in a Child Consultation
What does Child Inclusive Mediation mean? This means we are able to arrange to meet with children as part of the mediation process where appropriate, and to find out from them how things are for them, as well as ideas they might have for the future, without leaving them feeling responsible for making decisions. This […]
What is a MIAM?
WHAT IS A MIAM? A MIAM is a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting and is something that you will need to attend before you can consider making an application to Court in relation to any family matters. What is the purpose? The aim of the MIAM meeting is to see whether your family situation is […]
How to Prepare your Child for a Child Consultation
How can I prepare my child? The Mediator will share some information with you at the initial Mediation information meeting about this. It is important that you don’t ask the child to say anything specifically to the consultant or encourage them to do or say something in support of something you think they might want. […]
Child Consultations can be a very important part of the Mediation process
I often hear Mediator colleagues ask why you might consider a child or young person being involved in the mediation process, often shying away or not even raising the option of speaking to the children as part of the mediation process. Having undertaken over 100 Child Consultations in the past year and having over 16 […]
Why Mediation?
Mediation is a much less expensive and much less stressful option than going to court, but is that really the reason to consider attending Mediation? The simple answer is No, it’s certainly one of the many benefits to mediation but there are many other positive reasons to consider mediation. Whether your recently separated or have […]