The Process
And the Prices
Initial Phone Call
Free of Charge
Please call for an initial chat. I am happy to answer any questions you may have about mediation.
Many people will not have come across it before so this is a chance for me to explain a bit about how it works
Prices
(There is no VAT to be added)
Intake Meeting (1 hr)
£120 per person
Joint Mediation (90 mins)
£130 per person
Final Documents
£150 per document
per person
Information & Assessment
MIAM
This is a confidential one-to-one meeting which lasts around an hour. It 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.
This 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 meeting of their own.
The price for this meeting is £120 per person.
The Government Voucher Scheme puts £500 towards any mediation that involves Child Arrangements and if you are on benefits you could be eligible for Legal Aid.
Joint Mediation
In person or online
These sessions last up to 90 minutes. We lay out what the issues are for discussion and explore options as to how these issues could be resolved.
There is often information to be sought in between meetings. Part of the mediator's role is to signpost clients to additional sources of information and expertise to help them.
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.
Joint Sessions are £130 per person.
Final Documents
OFS & MOU
Once proposals have been agreed, I will write up two documents. These documents are what your solicitor will use to write up a consent order.
The Open Financial Statement (OFS)
This 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 MOU is a confidential document that you share with your solicitor only. It is the mediator's account of how you propose to resolve the issues and it forms the basis of the consent order.
These documents is £150 per document, per person.