Why is FDR Mediation a better option?

• Our process (unlike the family court) is completely confidential, a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner cannot share any information you give them with anyone, not even your solicitor, unless you give them written permission.
• We must remain impartial at all times, we don’t take sides. We manage conversations and encourage respectful mediation and negotiations.
• We are required by law to advocate for the best interest of the children of the relationship, unlike solicitors who must act in the best interests of their client.
• Our process in non-adversarial, we encourage clients to resolve their differences and to focus on the best interests of their children.
• Our process is driven by our clients, your time lines, your needs, your commitments. We work with you to provide a service that works for your family.
• We can finalise a separation, both child access arrangements and property settlements within weeks of clients engaging our service.
• We cost many thousands of dollars less than using solicitors

Why use FDR mediation?

• You stay in control of decisions regarding your children and assets – in Family Dispute Resolution mediation YOU make all the decisions
• You save money – mediation fees are a fraction of legal fees. Think you need legal advice? Try mediation first! The matter may be resolved by mediation and if not, you will have all the relevant information to brief your solicitor (it is much cheaper to do financial discovery through mediation than through solicitors).
• You save time – mediation can achieve outcomes within weeks
• You set up a healthy co-parenting relationship with your former partner – mediation is a conciliatory process focussed on the best interests of your children

When is a good time to Mediate?

• As soon as you have decided to separate
• When you think you need legal advice regarding parenting or financial arrangements (speak to us first)
• If you have already agreed upon the terms of a financial settlement and need help with making your agreement legally binding (we help you do this yourself)
• If you have been separated for a while and need to review parenting arrangements or the payment or receipt of expenses relating to the children
• Any time you need help and support with parenting or financial arrangements as a result of your separation

If you want to know what your rights and obligations are under the Family Law Act, if you need to negotiate a Parenting Plan or a Financial Settlement; if there is an issue you and your former partner just can’t get past? Then you need a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.

Contact us for a different approach.