Family Mediation Prestbury

As a couple, separating or divorcing can be hard enough but if you have children or property and finances to sort out it can get even harder. Many people in Prestbury can attest to this and no doubt you have friends or family who have gone through similar situations.

Historically, if you couldn’t reach and agreement between yourselves you would have to go to court and let a judge decide on the outcome of your case. This way can be extremely stressful, time consuming and expensive.

But thankfully there is another way in Prestbury which is cheaper, quicker and less stressful than fighting things out in court.

People are now choosing to try and resolve the issues surrounding their breakup in family mediation. In fact solicitors in Prestbury and around the country are advising their clients to speak to family mediators as well as judges adjourning cases to allow the parties to attend family mediation.

But Just What Is Family Mediation?

Family mediation is a voluntary process where separating or divorcing couples meet with a mediator to discuss the issues surrounding their breakup and help them come to a considered agreement. These issues often involve finances, property and child arrangements moving forward.

All mediations begin with both parties having a private and individual meeting with a family mediator, which is called a MIAM (Mediation Information & Assessment Meeting). After this meeting and if all parties, including the mediator, consider the issues and circumstances are right for mediation then the first mediation can be arranged.

*** Did you know that even if you only want to have your case heard in court you still need to speak to a mediator and conduct a MIAM before your court application forms can be ‘signed off’.

All MIAMs and mediation sessions with We Mediate are conducted online which means both parties can join the mediation from a location convenient to them, the parties do not have to travel and they have more control over how their mediation session proceeds. All the family mediators at We Mediate have a wealth of experience with online mediation and are committed to ensuring the parties have the best mediation experience possible. We often deal with parties who are in different parts of the country or indeed one party in Prestbury and the other over seas.

Family mediation is quickly becoming the preferred method of dealing with the issues surrounding a relationship breakup. If you would like to speak to a mediator to find out more about family mediation, please call We Mediate on 0333 567 1676 or click here to send us a confidential message.