Children & Family Mediation

If you have children, we always prioritise their needs and wellbeing above all else.

Family Mediation focuses on the needs of your children, recognising that you remain parents after your separation.

Crucially, the Mediation process aims to improve your co-parenting relationship, especially around communication.

Research shows that parental conflict can have a big impact on children. Our role is to help you both to work towards developing constructive and meaningful family relationships that last long into the future.

Meet Jessica

Jessica is a former Family Law Barrister, who has re-trained as a Mediator.

As a parent myself, I understand the pressures and juggling act required on a daily basis. Separation adds another layer of complexity.
Legal battles and court proceedings can often push parents’ further apart and polarise families.
By contrast, Family Mediation can offer a forum to calm the waters and build strong foundations for the future, so that you can communicate effectively as a co-parenting team and support your children to continue to thrive.

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Arrangements for your children

If you are finding it difficult to agree on how much time your child is spending in your care and the care of your ex partner, or where they will live, you are not alone.

Family Mediation provides a calm and constructive forum to consider the way forward for your family.

We can also help you to discuss other issues, such as a parent wanting to change a child’s name, decisions around which school a child will attend or relocation within the UK or abroad.

Mediating through change

Mediation can help families many years after separation.

Children grow older, family structures change and time moves on. It may be the case that the arrangements you’ve made before may need to change.

Family Mediation allows discussions about changes to existing arrangements to take place in a calm, impartial environment, where parents and children can have a voice.

Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM) - A Confidential Meeting for your Child

Child Inclusive Mediation is not about children making decisions. It is about giving them a voice as part of the process.

If both parents agree, children can meet with a specially trained mediator.
This is called Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM). The meeting will take place
separately from both parents. Children will typically be aged 10 or older to
be seen, but there is flexibility. Siblings can be seen together, separately
or a mixture of both.
Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM) enables children to express their wishes and
feelings to the Mediator and also to decide what messages they would like
their parents to hear. Any feedback will be shared with you both so you will
be able to take it into account as we move forward with your Joint Mediation
Sessions.

If you would like your child or children to be invited to a meeting then are able to arrange this for you. Children will be invited to a meeting and they can decide whether or not they would like to go ahead. In our experience, most children are curious and do choose to meet with the Mediator if they are offered this opportunity.

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Learn More About Mediation

Find clear information on each step of the mediation journey, from children’s needs to financial matters.

How Does Family Mediation Work?

The Mediation Journey starts with a confidential Mediation Information & Assessment Meeting (MIAM). If everyone agrees, we arrange joint mediation sessions. We manage the process. You decide the outcome.

Why Choose Family Mediation?

Family Mediation offers a real alternative to stressful, expensive and protracted court battles. It lets you keep more control of your family’s future and helps you to move on to the next stage of your life.

Mediation – Property & Finance

Sometimes families own their homes and need to decide what will happen to it, or it might be rented and who takes over the tenancy might be an issue. There may be other assets.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page brings together clear, straightforward answers about how family mediation works, from your first meeting through to final agreements, legal considerations, and what happens afterwards.

Let’s start with a
conversation.

Get in touch with Jessica if you have a question or would like to book a Mediation Information & Assessment Meeting (MIAM).

You can choose to have your MIAM face to face or online. We work with families across Leamington Spa, Warwickshire and beyond.

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Putting children at the centre of the process