What is family mediation?
Family Mediation is a process where issues that are disrupting the family are heard in the presence of a neutral party so that constructive solutions to problems can be found. Sometimes there are issues relating to relationships between parents and children (especially teen-agers). These can include differences with regard to curfews, friendships, and jobs. Other areas open for mediation are as serious as shared parenting time with a former spouse while others are also serious but seem mundane such as where to take the family vacation. You may not be separating or divorcing, yet find a need for family mediation. For example mediation is frequently helpful during times of transition such as when a former spouse/child’s parent and co-caregiver is remarrying or when children become teens and start asserting their independence. There are many family issues that could positively benefit from the communication a mediator facilitates. Mediation assists in keeping relationships (spouse to spou
Mediation is the process in which the mediator, who is impartial, assists those in the process of separating or divorcing to communicate better with one another to make their own decisions about some or all of the issues relating to or arising from separation or divorce, children, finance or property. This may seem unnecessary but it is a tried, tested and working method of resolving issues on separation and divorce.
