Child Mediation is a supportive, structured process designed to help parents move away from conflict and focus on what truly matters: the well-being and future of their children.

Our goal is to help you build a stable “co-parenting” relationship that works for your unique family dynamic, without the stress and expense of a courtroom.

Why Choose Mediation for Child Arrangements?

Deciding where children will live and how they will spend time with each parent is deeply personal. Mediation offers a better path than court for several reasons:

You Stay in Control: A judge who doesn’t know your family won’t be making the decisions. You and the other parent decide what works best for your children’s schedules, hobbies, and emotional needs.

Reduced Conflict: High-conflict court battles can be damaging to children. Mediation provides a calm environment to discuss difficult topics, helping to preserve a respectful relationship for the future.

Faster and Flexible: While court proceedings can take a year or more, mediation can often reach a resolution in just a few sessions.

Cost-Effective: Mediation is significantly more affordable than traditional litigation.

What Can We Discuss?

Child mediation covers every aspect of your child’s life, including:

Living Arrangements: Where the children will live and a schedule for holidays, birthdays, and school holidays.

Education & Healthcare: Agreeing on schools, medical requirements, and extracurricular activities.

Financial Support: Discussing child maintenance and how to cover extra costs like uniforms or trips.

Communication: Setting boundaries for how you and the other parent will share information moving forward.

Specific Issues: Disagreements over religion, name changes, vaccinations and healthcare.

Grandparents Child Arrangements between Grandparents and other family members.

Non Legal Disputes : Such as how to introduce new partners, routines, childcare arrangements and work commitments.

Specialised Services: Child-Inclusive Mediation

In some cases, it is helpful to hear directly from the children themselves. Child-Inclusive Mediation (CIM) allows children (typically aged 10 and over) to meet with a specially trained mediator.

Informed Parenting: Hearing your child’s perspective—relayed by the mediator with the child’s permission—often helps parents reach agreements that are more sustainable and child-focused.

Funding Options We offer Legal Aid and are members of the £500 MOJ voucher scheme which can both be used to make mediation affordable and in some cases free for everyone.

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