Family Mediation
Whether you’ve recently split-up, you’re getting a divorce, or dissolving a civil partnership or you’ve been separated for a while, it is possible that you may need to sort out arrangements with your ex or other family members.
For your convenience, as well as ‘face to face’ mediation available to our Perth based clients, we offer telephone and online mediation for clients based in rural and remote areas. Our primary mediator, Lisanne Iriks has a background in law, counselling and mediation which offers a comprehensive approach for all of her clients.
What is Family Mediation or Family Dispute Resolution?
Family mediation, also known as Family Dispute Resolution (or even FDR) is where an independent, professionally trained mediator like our principal mediator at Life Mediation, Lisanne Iriks , helps you and your ex to work out an agreement for issues.
Mediation can help to resolve issues such as:– Arrangements for children after you break up– Child maintenance payments– Finances (for example, what to do with your house, savings, other assets and debts)
Family Mediation can also be used to help with other issues you might face, for example, your children keeping in touch with their grandparents, step families, or in-laws. Mediation can also be helpful when arrangements you’ve made before need to change, particularly as your children grow up and their needs and yours change over time.
If you go to court to sort out your issues, the judge will make the decisions. You will need to stick to these decisions even if one or both of you feel unhappy about them.
Mediation can help you stay in control. No-one will make you do anything against your wishes. The mediator will help you find a solution which works for all parties and explain how you can make an agreement legally binding.
It is common for many people who start mediation to reach an agreement without having to go to court.
How Family Mediation or Family Dispute Resolution helps
- It gives you more say about what happens;
- It’s less stressful, with less conflict between you and your ex;
- The agreements you make can be changed if your circumstances change;
- It can be less upsetting or damaging for any children involved – and helps
them continue important family relationships.; - It can be quicker and cheaper than long drawn-out court battles.
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What Our Clients Say
Discover how families who have worked with Lisanne have found a way to move forward, been provided the support they needed, and were able to find a solution that works for everyone involved.
Please note that the names of our clients have been changed to protect their privacy.
Family Mediation Terms and Conditions
Life Mediation payment terms:
Payment must be in advance for every session. The session will only be confirmed after payment has been received.
Life Mediation cancellation policy:
Cancellations must be made more than 24 hours before the appointment or the full session fee will be forfeited.
When a practitioner that works for Life Mediation has to reschedule or cancel the appointment the client will be fully refunded for the cancelled appointment and Life Mediation will make an effort to schedule a new appointment as soon as possible to minimize the inconvenience on the client or will provide the client with details of another practitioner if the client prefers this.
The pricing schedule is current as of 3rd November 2021. Pricing is subject to change and we will endeavour to update our website and cost agreement if this occurs.
Life Mediation and the Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners’ that work for Life Mediation are not in a position to provide any reports or information for any legal proceedings or court of law, as designated by Section 10D of the shared Parental Responsibility Act 2006.
Any information obtained by the staff of Life Mediation in the course of contact with a client is confidential within professional, legal and ethical limits. However whilst the client’s right to confidentiality is upheld and respected there may also be circumstances when a Life Mediation staff member is required to breach confidentiality, such as:
- Where there is some evidence of a clear or implied threat to life or safety, or there is a serious intent to harm self or others.
- Where there is known or suspected child abuse.
There will be times that the Relationships or Marital Mediation Practitioner will share client information in a confidential setting for the purpose of supervision to make the appropriate decisions regarding that particular relationship and/or family.
Any session entered is for the purpose of support, in relation to the client’s current situation. Should there be any disclosures of abuse, threat of abuse, direct evidence of violence or threats of harm to self or others, the Relationships or Marital Mediation Practitioner may act, out of duty of care, to report this to the appropriate authorities.
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