In mediation we often ask our clients 2 key problem solving questions; what can they each do to meet each other’s concerns and fears. What can they do to support each other so that they can more effectively and efficiently
In so many mediations I ask couples what they need from each other to be met with an exchange of accusation/counter accusation, blame/counter blame for why things have not happened as they have wanted things to happen. Blaming is of
9 KEY PRE-MEDIATION INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS Start with broad open questions allowing the client to lead you to and emphasise the things most important to them within the framework you set by your questions, as you listen with a
ARE YOU SEPARATING AND DIVORCING? ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR LEGAL AID? https://www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid FROM THE 3 NOVEMBER 2014; Your first 1 hour confidential 1on1 pre-mediation meeting with the mediator WILL BE FREE, to decide whether mediation is suitable. https://www.compass-resolution.com/miam/ It will also
We know how easy it can be to lose sight of what is important when you and your former partner are embroiled in the emotions of a separation. The pattern of communication can quickly become one of attack and defend,
8. Ask for more time to collect information and/or consider information and proposals if you need it. It is more important that you understand any information and the implications of any proposals before you finalise them. Take time with the
4 Having decided to give it a go, fully commit to making it work. Having found out as much as you can about mediation, spoken to the mediator and decided to give it a go, it is really
When your relationship comes to an ends, working with a family mediator offers you and your former partner or spouse an opportunity of working out your child and financial arrangements together, with the minimum professional intervention and cost. However,
Lessons I suppose that whether you are going through a separation or you have just been burgled (for the second time) there are positive lessons to be learned. Sometimes we have to look quit hard for them but they are
After the intensity of the shock and anger comes the slow tide of depression as it washes over an exhausted mind. I will keep the part about depression short because I feel depressed thinking about it and it is not
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