Mediation
Family Dispute Resolution
There are different forms of mediation available to you. A number of organisations and private mediators are available to assist you and your former partner resolve your dispute by way of mediation.
Mediation as a method of dispute resolution has been around for many years. It facilitates a discussion between you and your former partner with a view to reaching resolution as quickly and as amicably as possible. This form of dispute resolution can be conducted with a mediator once you have been screened as being suitable for the process.
Legal advice can be obtained before you enter the mediation process and during the process. Not all forms of mediation involve your lawyer being present at the time you meet with the mediator. This may result in you seeing a lawyer for advice in between the mediation sessions.
Caroline Counsel Family Lawyers can help you by...
- Referring you to a mediation service
- Providing advice before mediation process
- Providing advice in between mediation sessions
- Conflict coaching
- Communications coaching
- Helping you work out what is important to you
- Helping you indentify your and your former partner's needs and interests
- Providing documents which give effect to your mediated settlement
Using a Family Lawyer
One form of mediation involves your lawyer being present during the mediation session(s). This enables you to obtain independent legal advice during the course of the mediation.
We have experienced high rates of success using this method of dispute resolution. The rate of success very much depends on the emotional state of both parties to want to resolve their matter at that juncture. It also depends on the state of readiness of your partner. Often, one person is ready and the other far from it. We can discuss with you whether this form of dispute resolution is right for you.
We also ensure that your matter is ready to go to mediation and we can agree with your former partner's lawyer what we both need to do co-operatively to make sure the mediation is not a waste of time and money.
Caroline Counsel Family Lawyers can help you by...
- Referring you to a mediator
- Preparing your matter for mediation
- Assisting in you in indentifying the issues important to you
- Assisting in indentifying
- Arranging for asset valuations
- Giving the mediator your background information to enable the mediator to conduct the mediation
- Preparing you for mediation by helping you understand the process and what your/our/the mediator's roles are
- Referring you/your family to a counsellor or therapist to deal with personal or children's issues
- Providing advice before and during the mediation session(s)- as we are present during mediations conducted
- Providing documents which give effect to your mediated settlement. Preparing Court Orders, Financial Agreements, Parenting Plans and Child Support Agreements
- Ensuring that settlement happens in accordance with your expectations