National online MIAMs & mediation - Family Matters Mediation

Online mediation with Family Matters

Online mediation with Family Matters is convenient , easy, safe, and secure. We can mediate wherever you are in the country, at a time to suit you. Our online service is delivered to the same high practice standards we have always been committed to during our twenty years of providing MIAMs and mediation.

Convenient – We can arrange an online appointment on a day and time to fit in with your life and commitments.

Easy – We use teams a widely used secure platform which ensures your privacy. We can help if you have problems with accessing the technology

Safe – Online mediation means that you can take part in mediation in a familiar setting and wont have to find parking and an office in an unfamiliar place

Secure – Family Matters has Cyber Essentials accreditation which means the information you give us will be safe

We can mediate wherever you are

Family Matters has extensive experience of mediating across the UK and internationally . Regular case meetings and team ethos mean we can share information and new developments in mediation. In these meetings we can identify the right mediator for your case.

Family Matters uses a secure confidential platform for your meeting.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can we mediate about if we are in lock down

You may have decided to separate before the Covid 19 lockdown but still be trying to live in the same house . In mediation you can talk about and agree a way to separate your finances and share time with your children during this difficult period

If you have children and they spend time with you and the other parent, you may want to agree changes to the current arrangements and make plans if one of you has to work . You can talk about what the arrangements will be if someone shows signs of being ill and how long these changes will be in place.

What happens if I need to arrange a MIAM?

Fill out the form in the usual way here.Make sure you complete the when is the best time to call you box and provide a contact number and email address. Our mediation co-ordinators will be in contact with you by phone or email to arrange the online MIAM. We will send you a list of hints and tips, so you are ready for the meeting. Our short video helping you to log on is above.

Can somebody else be present during the MIAM?

Yes, we allow people to invite another adult for support at the MIAM which is the first meeting for you on your own. In the meeting we will ask you to introduce them and ensure we are aware of everyone who is present. In the mediation no one else should be in the room. Children should not be present or be able to overhear the discussion.

How will Mediation work?

This will be very similar to a face to face meeting except that you will be in your home or other private space and the other person with be in theirs . Our mediator will conduct the meeting in the same way. You will be expected to keep to the terms and conditions for online mediation, and you will both complete the ‘agreement to mediate’ which sets out the rules for mediation.

Do I have to see the other person when I have an online mediation?

Not necessarily. The on line platform we are using can hold two calls at the same time. This means that the mediator can talk to you and the other person together or completely separately during the same meeting.

I want to mediate about finances

The mediator will ask that you send in all the disclosure of your financial situation before the mediation takes place and this will be shared within the mediation meeting.

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