We arrange an initial meeting to discuss your situation. This is called a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM).

The MIAM can take place online or in person and is an opportunity for you to discuss with your mediator how the process can best support your family. Your mediator can provide legal information and signpost you to other helpful services.

If you wish to make an application to court, you must attend a MIAM to receive a signed form from a mediator. We can send this to you following your appointment.

It’s normal to have 2-4 joint sessions following your MIAM. These sessions can take place online or in person.

If you are discussing finances, we will send you a financial disclosure booklet to complete prior to your joint sessions. We’ll help you exchange them, too. Financial disclosure booklets can be discussed in the MIAM and altered or added to throughout your joint sessions.

Mediation is voluntary you do not have to attend joint sessions if you do not wish to. You can discuss attendance with your mediator during your MIAM.

We offer Legal Aid Mediation for people on lower incomes or receiving certain benefits. If you qualify for Legal Aid, we cover the entire cost of your mediation. If your former partner qualifies, you can attend your MIAMs and first joint appointment free of charge. Find more information about Legal Aid here.

Thanks to a government voucher scheme, you will receive £500 per family regardless of income towards the cost of joint sessions in which children are discussed. We apply the discount automatically on your behalf. You can find out more about the government voucher scheme here.

Alternatively, you can pay privately for family mediation.
Our private fees (inc VAT) are £119 per initial assessment meeting and £198 each per joint session.

We offer Child Inclusive Mediation.

This is an opportunity for children to have a voice in the decisions being made where appropriate and following permission from both parents. It’s a confidential meeting and a chance for a children to express their wishes and feelings.

We can discuss Child Inclusive Mediation with you during your MIAM.

You can attend Mediation with us by online video call or you can attend in person at various offices across the North-West of England, Cheshire and North Wales.

We offer appointments during working hours and after 5pm on a Tuesday and Wednesday most weeks. Appointments are usually available within 10 days of you contacting us.

Feel free to call us to discuss these options and how to attend with us at your convenience.