Specialist Family Mediators
Family Mediation in Gloucester
Child Arrangements • Finances • Separation Support
If you’re separating or finding communication difficult, Children 1st Mediation provides a calm, professional and child-focused space to help you reach agreements that work for everyone — especially your children.
We support families across Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and the wider Gloucestershire area with fast access to appointments and a friendly, non-judgmental approach.
How We Help
Child Arrangements Mediation
We guide parents to agree on where children live, how time is shared, routines, holidays and communication — always keeping your child’s wellbeing at the centre.
Financial Mediation
Clear, structured support to help you resolve property, savings, pensions, debts and ongoing financial arrangements with confidence and clarity.
Child-Inclusive Mediation (CIM)
As national finalists for Child-Inclusive Mediation, we offer children a safe space to share their views so decisions truly reflect their needs. We are truly Child led.
Legally-Recognised MIAMs
We provide Mediation Information & Assessment Meetings (MIAMs) required before making most family court applications.
Why Choose Us in Gloucester?
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Fast, flexible appointments
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Highly experienced, fully accredited family mediators
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Specialists in children’s arrangements and complex cases
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Specialist child-inclusive Mediators (Child Led)
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Kinder, quicker and far more cost-effective than court
Book Your MIAM or Ask a Question
Wherever you are in Gloucester or the wider Gloucestershire area we’re here to help you move forward.
Our experienced and compassionate mediators provide practical, non-judgemental support to guide you through discussions about parenting plans, finances, and other important matters. We’ll help you create solutions that respect both perspectives, and ones that you can each live with
If your ready to take the first step to resolving things with your ex then contact us to book an initial appointment, or have an informal chat with one of our team.
What is
Mediation?
MIAMS
Divorce /
Financial Mediation
Children
Arrangements
What Can You Mediate About?
- Arrangements for children including- where the children will live, how they will spend time with each parents / or wider family, sometimes called Child contact or Residency
- How both parents can best support the children both financially and emotionally
- Child refusal or resistance to spend time with one of their parents
- Divorcing couples who need assistance in reaching agreement around finances including Property, Pensions and Maintenance without the huge expense of Solicitors
- Assist grandparents wishing to arrange time with their grandchildren
- Mediate between other family members where there has been a break-down in relationships and communication
Some of our Reviews
Family Mediation Cheltenham and Gloucester
We are regularly dealing with clients from Cheltenham and Gloucester and surrounding areas including Tewkesbury, Cirencester, Stroud and Evesham.
Over 90% of our mediation’s lead to an outcome that both people are positive about, which makes us one of the most successful mediation services in England. This means that both of you have found a settlement that you can both live with, which avoids the need for court intervention, which no one wants. All of our mediators are accredited with the Ministry of Justice to undertake Family Mediation in both financial and Children’s issues so you can be confident your in safe hands.
