The Separation Consultation
That is the hardest part of separating.
60 minutes · Online · $495 inc GST · Often same or next day
60 minutes, one to one
100% online
$495 inc GST, paid at booking
Same or next day where the diary allows
NMAS accredited
Book your consultation
$495 inc GST
60 minutes, online, paid at the time of booking.
Why people book this
The decisions are landing fast — who stays, what to tell the kids, what to sign — and you’re making them without a map.
You want to understand what separating actually involves before you move, not after. That’s a sensible way to do it.
And you’re not sure whether that’s the right first step, or an expensive one taken out of order. Sometimes it is the right call. Often there are two or three things to do first.
What happens in the hour
00 – 15
You talk, I listen. This is half the reason you booked and it does not get rushed — where things stand, what has already happened, and what is worrying you most.
15 – 25
What separation actually involves from here: the decisions ahead of you, the steps, and the order they usually happen in. This is the part nobody sits you down and explains, and it is where most of the wrong turns get made.
25 – 40
General guidance on what is typically considered in a situation like yours — children, property and assets, capacity — what kind of agreements tend to be needed, and the practical things worth doing, and worth avoiding, right now.
40 – 50
Not a list of everything. The first thing, then the second, then the third, so you leave knowing what you are doing tomorrow and what can safely wait until next month.
50 – 60
Which professionals you actually need, and at what point — a family lawyer, an accountant, a financial adviser — and where mediation sits among them. The right people at the right time, so you are not paying for advice before you are ready to use it. If mediation is your next step, we book it here.
After the session: a short written summary of your next steps, emailed to you, so you are not relying on memory in a week where you will not have much of it.
The outcome
Being straight with you
An orientation. You leave understanding what there is to think about, what order to work through it, and who to bring in — from someone who works inside this system every week and can tell you how it actually runs.
It is not legal advice, financial advice, or a prediction. We will not tell you what you would ‘get’ in a settlement, how a court would decide, or how to structure your finances. That is a lawyer’s or an accountant’s job — and telling you which one you need, and when, is exactly what this hour is for.
Life Mediation is an accredited mediation practice, not a law firm. Information given in this session is general in nature and is not a substitute for legal or financial advice.
Who you'll be speaking to
Common questions
The free call is a short conversation about whether mediation suits your situation. This is a full hour about your situation — the landscape, your options and your next steps — whether or not you ever book mediation with us.
No. Plenty of people book this, get their bearings, and go and do the next step themselves. If mediation is not the right fit for you, we will tell you that in the session.
This one is for you alone, so you can speak freely and ask what you actually want to ask. If you both want to sit down together, that is mediation, and we can arrange it separately.
Yes. What you tell us in the session stays in the session.
Then that is what the hour will tell you, and you will leave with a referral. Knowing that you need a lawyer — and what kind — is a genuinely useful outcome, and a cheaper one to learn now than in three months.
Often the same day or the next, depending on the diary. Speed is the point of this service; if nothing suitable is showing, call 0862 193 679 and we will look at what can be moved.
We will tell you what kind of professional you need and at what point, and we can refer you to people we have worked with. You are free to use your own. The value is in knowing who to see and when, so you are not paying for advice out of order.
That is one of the most common reasons people book. Understanding what separation would actually involve is useful information whether you go ahead or not, and plenty of people use the hour to work out that exact question.
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One hour with an accredited mediator who has helped hundreds of families through separation, and can tell you plainly what to do first.
