Family Mediation
No-one plans to break up, but it happens.
Then what?
In this section you will find:
- Why the Need for a Mediator?
- The Mediation Process
- The Benefits of Mediation
- Do you need Charter Mediation?
- Fees
Why the need for a mediator?
Are you in conflict over:
- Separation?
- Divorce?
- Child contact?
- Property?
- Civil partnership disputes?
or - are you considering:
- a pre-or post-nuptial agreement?
- co-habitation agreement?
Decisions, decisions…
Where are you going to live? Who will the children live with? Who will pay for what?
How?
You might be angry, confused, uncertain, stressed.
You do have choices, you can:
- Try to work things out for yourself
- Turn to family or friends for help
- Use a solicitor or barrister
or - Take the opportunity of a free, no obligation meeting with an experienced, impartial mediator who will clarify your options to help you decide what to do next.
The Mediation Process
Free initial meeting
We will identify issues, fears, concerns and expectations and determine suitability for mediation. We will also provide a clear indication of costs.
Financial disclosure
Charter Mediation will help you provide full disclosure of all financial matters, individual and joint.
Options for settlement
Realistic options are presented and discussed to arrive at an agreed, negotiated settlement.
Final agreement
The negotiated settlement will be drafted into a document upon which you are encouraged to take separate legal and / or financial advice.
The agreement can then be drawn up as a legally binding document.
The result
- Clarity
- Agreement
- Settlement
- Stability
The Benefits of Mediation
Why mediation?
Mediation is the sensible, cost effective approach to settling financial and child contact arrangements. Family courts are now suggesting mediation in an effort to avoid contentious and potentially expensive arguments conducted through lawyers.
“… a mediator might have been able to provide solutions which were beyond the power of lawyers and the court.” (Lord Brooke)
“The courts are clearly far from ideal places in which the terms of a broken relationship should be negotiated. It is possible, surely, to imagine a mediation service that would be generally regarded as the first resort, with the courts a distant last.” (Independent On Sunday, editorial)
The benefits
Through mediation you can reduce costs, both financial and emotional, compared with the traditional, adversarial approach.
Next step
Contact CHARTER MEDIATION for a free and confidential meeting. We will evaluate your situation objectively and discuss the way forward. Clients are only accepted if it is clear they can benefit from mediation.
You will be given a clear idea of Family Mediation costs during our FREE initial meeting with you. CHARTER MEDIATION fees are usually far less than taking the traditional legal route.
Fees are agreed at the outset and normally shared equally between both parties.
To learn more, call us now, we’re here ready to help.
Do you need Charter Mediation?
CHARTER MEDIATION can significantly reduce stress and hostility and help achieve a speedy, amicable settlement in the best interest of all concerned.
CHARTER MEDIATION offers a fair, objective and impartial approach, helping you achieve solutions in which YOU are fully involved.
Meetings can be one-to-one or all-party, enabling you to express your wishes and have your say in the final outcome.
Meetings can be arranged at a time and place that fits around working and family lives. Settlements can be drawn up as a legally binding document.
Fees
You will be given a clear indication of Family Mediation costs during or shortly after our FREE initial meeting with you. CHARTER MEDIATION fees are usually far less than taking the traditional legal route.
Fees are agreed at the outset and normally shared equally between both parties.
To learn more, call us now. We’re here ready to help.