Angela and Joseph came to Family Matters Mediation for online mediation about their son a year after separating. They set a clear agenda that was focused on their son’s needs. Through their conversations in mediation, they addressed how their communication and previous arrangements, where their son spent most weekends with alternate parents, had created significant … [Read more...]
Case Studies
Joe and Amy use online shuttle mediation to sort finances
Joe and Amy came to mediation to agree the arrangements about finances following their decision to separate. They each had teachers’ pensions and needed to agree the arrangements about the family house. They took part in three online mediation meetings. The meetings were in shuttle, which means each person was in a separate online meeting room and the mediator moved between them. The financial … [Read more...]
Shaun and Alicia from Newark mediating about finances and children.
Shaun and Alicia came to mediation after going through the court process for two years. They both had solicitor bills that they were worried about. Alicia had changed solicitor recently and they had suggested trying mediation. Alicia was very doubtful mediation would help but came to her initial information meeting and said: “I immediately felt better and felt that I knew more about what was … [Read more...]
Jane/Emma and Sean mediation about children in York
Jane and Emma were married to each other and had a good friend Sean. They approached Sean to ask whether he would consider being a sperm donor for them. Sean agreed, but asked that he be considered as a biological dad not a sperm donor. Jane and Emma agreed, and an informal written agreement was drawn up stating that Sean would be the biological father. He would not pay maintenance … [Read more...]
George and Mabel from Walthamstow sort out issues relating to their children
George and Mabel have two children together: Ivy aged 8 and Freddie aged 6. They had separated in early 2020. George had struggled with the separation and had started to use amphetamines recreationally. Mable was very worried about this affecting the children and stopped the overnight contact that had been taking place. George got more depressed and could no longer go to work. There … [Read more...]
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