by Elisabet Anderson | May 15, 2015 | Three minute blog
Husbands and wives going through divorce often have two main things they want to sort out in mediation: the parenting arrangements for their children and a financial settlement. These discussions can be emotionally charged because separating is a difficult emotional...
by Elisabet Anderson | May 8, 2015 | Three minute blog
Parents going through separation or divorce often come to mediation for help to sort out arrangements for their children and to work out a financial settlement to allow them to get on with their lives. The priority for most is to do what’s in the best interests of...
by Elisabet Anderson | May 5, 2015 | Three minute blog
Mediation is quicker than any legal route. Government figures show that mediation outcomes take an average of 110 days. Non-mediation outcomes take an average of 435 days. As a consequence, it should come as no surprise that the average mediated outcome costs are...
by Elisabet Anderson | Apr 23, 2015 | Three minute blog
Mediation is a way of helping people to solve problems when they can’t, for whatever reason, work things out between themselves. It’s an alternative to solicitor negotiations and court. A mediator supports both people to a dispute and helps them work things out...
by Elisabet Anderson | Mar 31, 2015 | Three minute blog
No. Family mediation is not compulsory. What is compulsory is to have a meeting, before going to court, to decide whether mediation or some other type of out-of-court dispute resolution might be a better way of sorting out the problems in question. These meetings are...
