The idea of Rhino Family parental mediation is familiar, but what does it really entail? How may your family benefit from mediation services?
In this piece, we’ll answer some of the questions you may have about resolving family conflicts via mediation.
How does family mediation work?
The goal of mediation is to help to dispute parties work out their differences and achieve a mutually acceptable resolution to their dispute via negotiation. Family situations aren’t the only ones where mediation may be helpful. Talks about child custody and visitation after a divorce or dividing assets can be very difficult, and a mediator can ease the process.
The arbiter has no biases and is purely impartial. They are neutral, and not on your “side” or theirs. Their main goal is to facilitate productive conversation and lead you both to an amicable resolution. An arbitrator will not take any actions or make any judgments on your behalf.
My former partner and I had zero chemistry. How helpful do you think family mediation will be?
Having these conversations may be difficult under the best of circumstances, and they can be downright impossible when you’re on your own and dealing with the emotional fallout of a romantic breakup. It’s very uncommon for arguments with exes to escalate into shouting matches, making it impossible to have a calm conversation or come to an understanding. https://rhinomediation.co.uk/blog/parent-mediation-coventry/
It’s possible that mediation might be quite useful in this situation. When it comes to mediating family conflicts, our mediators are skilled communicators who can defuse tense situations and set the stage for everyone involved to have their say without fear of retaliation.
The mediator will meet with you separately to explain the mediation process and get a sense of what outcome you’re hoping to achieve. The Mediation and Information Assessment Meeting (MIAM) is what you need to know about.
After these meetings, mediation sessions will be scheduled if the parties agree that they want to try to settle the dispute by talking it out with a neutral third party. The mediator will sit in on your discussions to ensure that they stay on track and stay focused on the problems at hand, and all parties involved will be encouraged to be as calm and civil as possible during the process.
We provide shuttle mediation as an alternative to face-to-face meetings if you and your ex cannot be in the same room together. In a mediation session, the mediator acts as a “shuttle” and relays information between you and your ex without you ever having to meet face to face. Once the common ground has been established, a final meeting may be the easiest way to wrap things up, but the mediator will never force you into such a setting if you feel uncomfortable doing so.
Is it true that only divorced spouses may benefit from family mediation?
Maybe not always. Grandparents and other extended family members may worry about losing touch with the kids when the parents split up. Such conversations between grandparents may be difficult to have when parents are divorcing. If other family members want to continue spending time with the kids, family mediation might be a great solution.
Can’t you just go ahead and have the court make a decision?
The legal system should be used only as a last option. You must exhaust all other available options for resolving the issue at hand before initiating legal action. If mediation or another form of ADR has been attempted without success, filing a lawsuit will likely be barred.
The legal process is long and complicated, creating unnecessary stress for everyone involved. It may also end up costing a lot of money, especially if you need to engage lawyers to represent you. The decisions and orders of the court must be followed, regardless of whether or not you agree with them. You and the other party may be able to achieve an agreement much more quickly and cheaply via mediation, and you may be more inclined to accept the decision since you had a greater hand in making it.
How much do you charge for mediation?
The MIAM meeting costs £XXX per person, while mediation sessions cost £130 per person, per hour. In most cases, a mediated settlement may be reached in three meetings at the most. However, legal proceedings may cost thousands of pounds and drag on for months or even years.
You and your ex-MIAM spouse’s mediation costs may be covered by Legal Aid if you meet certain eligibility requirements, such as receiving certain types of assistance or having a limited income while working.
Conclusion
Mediation may be helpful when divorcing couples must have difficult conversations about how to co-parent after their divorce. We can help you have important conversations, including deciding how you’ll stay in contact with your kids, without getting into an argument or raising your voices at one other. We mediate family disputes throughout the United Kingdom and Wales and may conduct the whole process digitally if necessary.
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