Families Talking Mediation Benefits Everyone

Mediation Benefits

The majority of people who use mediation reach agreement on all or most of the issues. Families Talking helps 70% of people who use its mediation service reach agreement.

We know that separation and divorce is a time when people feel unsure and vulnerable, and we can help by supporting you through a process of negotiation to make arrangements which best suit you and your family.

People tell us they find it helpful and constructive and value the support it provides through a process which might otherwise be too difficult to contemplate. It is:

• Individually tailored
• Time focussed
• Cost effective
• Neutral but safe and supported
• Positive and practical

People who have used our service say that they find it helpful that the mediator did not take sides, and kept them focussed on the issues, the future and the whole family, describing it as very valuable in reducing the conflict between them.

Both parents and children find that arrangements work best if they have made the decisions for themselves rather than having them made by the Courts.

In summary, mediation helps you:

• Feel in control and shape your own arrangements
• Work together in the best interests of your children
• Make the best use of legal advice
• Find creative ways forward
• Make constructive decisions about the future