Family Mediation
The calmer,
faster & lower cost
alternative to court
Helping couples navigate
difficult conversations
around divorce & separation
About Our Services
The mediator is an impartial facilitator at a confusing and difficult time.
During this confidential process,
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family finances will become clear
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priorities and needs will be discussed
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options will be explored
Most importantly, at the end of it, you make the decisions - not a judge.
The five main principles of Mediation are that it is Confidential, Voluntary, Safe, Neutral and that it is the clients who decide the outcome.
This is your process.
The mediator is there to guide you through it so that you make the best decisions for your family.
A Financial Settlement
Reached in mediation, a Financial Statement can be made legally binding by a simple court procedure, bringing the cost of divorce down considerably.
The Family Mediation Council data indicates that over 70% of couples who engage in mediation successfully resolve their disputes.
Child Arrangements
These are considered carefully, keeping the wellbeing of the child/children central to all decisions.
The mediation process recognises that each family is different so the outcome is one that is the best fit for you.
Useful Links
Official UK Government
website on divorce.
How It Works
Mediation can replace the court route or it can run alongside it.
70% of finance cases are resolved in mediation.
For those cases not resolved in mediation, the issues will have been narrowed down.
What is a MIAM?
A MIAM is a confidential one-to-one meeting which lasts around an hour. Its long name is the Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting and is often referred to as an intake meeting. The mediator has separate meetings with each partner during which time the issues are outlined and the process is explained.
It is a good opportunity to discuss what you are hoping to achieve and to weigh up if mediation is the best approach for you. Once you are happy to proceed, the mediator will contact your partner to invite them to a MIAM.
It is worth noting that all couples looking to divorce need to have attended a MIAM before they can apply to court.
The price of this meeting is £115 per person.
MIAM
Joint Mediation Sessions
These sessions last up to 90 minutes and can be on-line via Zoom or in person.
The purpose is to lay out what the issues are for discussion and to explore options as to how these issues could be resolved. The advantage of mediation is that it is confidential. Nothing that is said in mediation could be quoted in court as it is "privileged." This allows for all options to be discussed openly, in private.
After each session I will send you a summary outlining the ground covered and including the action points agreed. There is often information to be sought in between meetings so that the issues can be further progressed. Part of the mediator's role is to signpost clients to additional sources of information and expertise that will help them, including specialist pension advice for example.
On average, couples require 3-5 sessions depending on what they need to sort out. The Family Mediation Council data indicates that over 70% of couples who engage in mediation successfully resolve their disputes.
Joint Sessions are £130 per person.
Sessions
Final Documents
At the end of the process, when the issues have been resolved I will write up two documents. If you are planning to have the proposals formalised in law, these documents are what your solicitor will need in order to write up a consent order.
The Open Financial Statement (OFS) sets out your assets and liabilities. It is an open document that the judge will be able to see along side the consent order.
The Summary of Proposals or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a confidential document that you share with your solicitor only. It is the mediator's account of how you and your partner propose to resolve the issues.
The cost of these documents is £150 per document, per person.
On average, couples require 3-5 sessions depending on what they need to sort out. Sessions can be conducted online by Zoom or in-person.
Paperwork
Contact
Jemma Jupp
Phone: 07927 639515
Email: jemmajupp@gmail.com
Location: Online by Zoom or in West London
Chiswick or Richmond.