Today is the start of Family Mediation Week 2022 which is run by the Family Mediation Council. The week is an opportunity to raise awareness of family mediation and the benefits it can bring to separating families.
Family mediation is a process where a trained independent mediator helps your work out arrangements in relation to children, finance or property. It is often a quicker and cheaper way of resolving disputes.
The Family Mediation Council are hosting a wide range of events such as webinars and blogs, publishing resources and information and engaging in social media activity. These events are aimed at members of the public, lawyers, mediators and other professions working with separating families. For the full programme of events please click here https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/fmw/full-programme-of-events/
The aim is to let more people know about the benefits of family mediation and to encourage separating couples to think about family mediation as a way of helping them.
The government has just announced that is has invested an extra £1.3 million into the government’s family mediation voucher scheme which is designed to support parties who may be able to resolve their disputes outside of Court. The government set up the scheme in response to Covid-19 to support recovery in the family court and to encourage more people to consider mediation as a means of resolving their disputes, where appropriate. To support this, a financial contribution of up to £500 towards the costs of mediation will be provided, if eligible.
If you would like any more information on this please do not hesitate to contact us.
