Divorce mediation services

If you are thinking about divorce and would like to take an approach that will increase the chances of your relationship with your spouse surviving, then Contact Law can put you in touch with local mediation services specialising in divorce free of charge. Using divorce mediation services can help your divorce process by giving you and your spouse a neutral and confidential forum to talk through the issues to do with finances, property and arrangements for your children following a divorce.

Mediation is a series of meetings in which you and your spouse come together to discuss issues face-to-face. A mediator will sit in the meetings with you, acting as an impartial third party. They will promote agreement by guiding the two parties through the resolution process, ensuring that you and your spouse discuss the issues that matter and leave any aggression at the door.

Mediators are specially trained by either the National Family Mediation service or a similar body and are recognised by the Legal Services Commission. It is because of this specialist training that mediators are able to skilfully draw out the important matters and use the information given in the meetings to present various options which the two parties may use as a basis of agreement. However, although divorce mediation services can provide options and a ‘safe’ arena for discussion, the mediator involved cannot tell either party what they should do. A mediator is not a substitute for a divorce solicitor, who can provide you with the proper legal advice and can explain the procedure you must follow in order to obtain a legal divorce.

 If you would like to know more about how mediation can help in your divorce or would like our help in finding local centres that offer mediation services for divorce please call us on 0800 1777 162 or complete the web-form above.

Last Updated on 02/03/2010