Firstly we will arrange a confidential meeting with you to discuss the process in detail. A meeting is then arranged with the couple, although in some circumstances meetings can be held separately. The mediator is impartial, provides information and manages the process to ensure you feel safe and empowered to reach practical solutions to your problems.
The first individual meeting, explaining the mediation process, lasts about an hour. After that, because you are in control it can proceed at your pace, but in our experience a couple will often need 2 – 4 meetings of approximately two hours each. In our experience where practical solutions are found the process is always much faster than issuing court proceedings.