HASTINGS
SOLENT
FAMILY
MEDIATION
- Have you recently split from your partner?
- Unsure How to sort finances?
- Can't Agree on Child access
- Want to avoid going to court?
Family mediation is a process where a trained mediator helps you and your ex-partner work out arrangements for finances and children after separation. It can also help when existing agreements need to change as your children grow.
Mediation keeps you in control. No one will force you to do anything you don’t want to do. The mediator helps you find a solution that works for both of you and explains how to make it legally binding.
Solent Family Mediation has helped many families in Hastings agree on financial arrangements and co-parenting plans. The process is less stressful, faster, and cheaper than going to court. Legal aid is available if you qualify.
Mediators work flexibly to suit your situation. You don’t need to be in the same room as your ex-partner if it’s better to work separately.
If you are in a civil partnership, married, or even cohabiting with your partner and are now considering a separation or divorce, family mediation can assist you in coming to an arrangement about a joint property, finance issues, and children.
Solent Family Mediation will ensure that they take you through all the steps necessary to assist you in reaching a united decision.
A family mediator can help you prepare for the future as well as to decide the best options for you without needing to go to court. Your local Solent Family Mediation Mediator will help you make arrangements regarding issues that are essential for you and your family following divorce or separation.
Family mediation is less difficult, faster, and cheaper than going to court or hiring a lawyer. It helps you make arrangements for property, finances, and parenting, giving you more control over your family’s future and prioritising your child’s interests. This process helps everyone move on to the next stage of their lives more smoothly, with agreements reached in over 70% of cases.
When you separate, communicating with your ex-partner can be challenging, especially when trying to agree on what is best for your family. If you are a parent, it is much better for your children if you and your ex-partner work together to agree on the way forward, but this can be difficult to do on your own.
Family mediation provides a safe and supportive structure to discuss the best plans for your children, considering what will be important for them as they grow. It also gives you the space and time needed to think about what is most important for your children and the entire family.
Whether you are a parent or not, mediation in Hastings can help you reach an agreement on how to divide assets, where you will live, and how your future finances will work.
When should you try family mediation?
Contact our Solent Family Mediation registered mediators if you need help sorting things out. Even if you’ve been separated for a while or if your case has already gone to court, mediation can still help resolve issues.
You usually can’t take your case to court until you find out if mediation can help you first. If you can’t show that you’ve considered it, the judge may stop or delay proceedings until you have.
Once you’ve found a mediator, the first step is to attend a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) to see if the process is right for you. You might be surprised to find that it is – we know that when both former partners attend a MIAM, three-quarters choose to proceed with mediation, even if they knew nothing about it beforehand or thought their partner was too unreasonable for mediation to work.
If you believe your case is not suitable for mediation, you will need to show the court that you’ve attended a MIAM in Hastings and considered mediation and other suitable alternatives before going to court, unless specific circumstances exempt you from this requirement.
If you think you need legal advice to help you during mediation, that can be arranged at any time during the process. You may also be able to get legal aid to cover the cost.