Russell Cooke on Family Mediation and Divorce
Going through a separation can be difficult for both parties involved. Russell Cooke’s specialist Camilla Thornton explains more about Family Mediation :
One of the many regrettable impacts of the pandemic has been on family life. Since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, law firms across the world have seen an increase in enquiries regarding divorce and disputes over children. The number of online searches for divorce advice and applications to the court for assistance in resolving child related issues has sky-rocketed. Combined with serious restrictions on the courts, this surge in break-ups has put additional pressure on already stretched UK family courts.
Thankfully, there are alternatives to the traditional court-based dispute resolution route. Family Mediation Week, taking place between January 18 and 22, seeks to highlight one of them: mediation.
What is mediation?
Mediation is a confidential and voluntary process. An independent mediator helps parties make their own decisions about what the outcome from their separation should be and to come to arrangements which work for them and for their children. Agreements reached in mediation are empowering and can reduce the stress of a separation. They improve communication between a couple, especially as parents, and they greatly benefit the children. If mediation is successful, the cost and time spent on negotiation through solicitors and the delay and cost of court proceedings and having an outcome imposed by a judge is avoided.
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