Family Mediation
Access Mediation Services' Family Mediation Service can help married or unmarried couples, grandparents or other family members, to solve family disputes and issues.
Family Mediation can help with the following:
- Divorce and separation
- Parenting and child arrangements
- Finances
- Effective communication
- Property
Everybody who attends Family Mediation has to attend a MIAM which is a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting. In this meeting the family mediator will explore with you: whether mediation is the appropriate process for you, they will give you information about mediation, whether you would be eligible for legal aid and/or the costs.
Once it has been agreed that Family Mediation is the appropriate process you would then continue into mediation sessions.
Family Mediation is a process that is completely voluntary. You will not be forced to attend the mediation, it is completely up to you. However, in most cases you would need to attend Family Mediation before making an application to the family court.
The Ministry of Justice has launched a voucher scheme for people attending mediation about child arrangements. The family mediation voucher scheme allows up to £500 per case towards mediation. This is not a means-tested scheme. For more information, please visit our family mediation voucher scheme page.
For more information about Access Mediation Services' Family Mediation Service, please contact info@accessmediationservices.co.uk or call 01905 330055, or visit our website.