A different
kind of conversation.
Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process where a mediator assists parties to identify the issues, discuss options to resolve issues in dispute, and consider alternatives to reach a resolution.
It's not about who's right. It's not about winning. It's about finding an outcome you can both live with, one that works for your family, one that you chose rather than had imposed on you.
Benefits of Mediation
MEDIATION
You decide
Private
Days
Collaborative
Lower cost
Relationship preserved
Flexible outcomes
COURT
A judge decides
Public hearings
Months or years
Adversarial
High cost
Relationship damaged
Binary outcomes
What Family Dispute Resolution Can Resolve
Parenting Matters
Where your children live, how they spend their time, and parental decision making responsibility.
Property & Financial
How you divide what you built together - the house, the savings, the debts, the superannuation.
Future financial needs including, child support, adult child maintenance and spousal maintenance.
What is Mediation
Cost Effective.
It provides an outcome without the need for on-going and lengthy Court costs.
Confidential.
The discussions you have and the issues you raise are confidential. Confidentiality means a more dignified process for you both.
Resolution and future focused.
Avoids dredging up the past and focuses on ways to move forward - for you, your financial future and your children.
Efficient.
Rather than taking years to resolve, mediation can resolve your conflict in a timely way and when you're both willing to try, it works more often than you'd expect.
Is Mediation Right for You?
Mediation might be right for you if:
- You want to stay in control of decisions about your family and financial matters
- You'd rather avoid court if there's another way
- You want an outcome you can both live with, that enables you to move on
Mediation might not be right if:
- There's an immediate safety risk
- One party has no intention of negotiating in good faith
- A court order is urgently needed
Book a fifteen minute call to talk it through before you decide anything.