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Separation Mediation
Why Choose Separation Mediation?
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Cost Effective
Helps create temporary parenting and property agreements avoiding unnecessary legal costs when separation has just occurred.
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Communication
Provides a neutral environment helping couples communicate effectively when they are struggling to speak directly.
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Tailored Control
Parties retain control over interim decisions, creating parenting and property agreements that suit their needs while they wait for the right time to mediate matters finally.
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Less Stress
By making interim agreements at separation you can reduce the potential for conflict occurring in the future.
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Separation Mediation
What is Separation Mediation?
Separation mediation provides support during the difficult early stages of separation, helping you and your ex-partner make important interim decisions regarding communication, living arrangements, finances, and parenting matters. The goal is to reduce stress, prevent conflict, and offer guidance for navigating this challenging period.
How does the Separation Mediation process work?
Step 1: Intake Meetings: Both parties attend individual intake meetings to discuss their situation and goals.
Step 2: Joint Mediation Session: The mediator facilitates discussions and agreements are documented.
Step 3: Revisit Agreements: Parenting and property matters are revisited usually within 4-6 months after the separation mediation.
What are the benefits of Separation Mediation?
For You: Interim agreements help reduce conflict, prevent miscommunication, and lower stress, allowing for quicker and more peaceful resolutions.
For Your Children: Mediation ensures your children feel secure by keeping both parents involved in decisions that are in their best interests.
How long will mediation take?
Our aim is to enable resolution in the timeliest manner. The length of mediation is dependant on the topics and matters to be resolved.
Most matters can be resolved within 1 mediation session.
How successful is mediation?
We pride ourselves on our success rate in mediation. Even high conflict parties are able to resolve matters with the help of mediation and communication. It does however take a willingness on both parties to negotiate and keep focussed on resolution for the benefit of their children.
Even in cases where you can’t agree on everything, you can make the most of the mediation/FDR to narrow the issues. It might be that you agree to attend a second mediation to work through the outstanding issues.
Who can you bring to mediation?
Most people attend mediation on their own, but in some cases, they may wish to bring a family member or friend for support. This can be arranged, provided everyone is informed in advance and agrees. Unexpected guests on the day are not helpful.
Feeling comfortable and supported during mediation is important. However, it is also essential to consider the potential impact a support person may have on the other party and the overall mediation environment. Our goal is to create the most conducive atmosphere for resolving your disputes. Rest assured, you will have the opportunity during mediation to take a break, call a friend or family member, or consider the proposals made.
What does Separation Mediation cost?
Pre-Mediation Intake Meeting: $320 plus GST per hour (per person).
Joint Mediation Session: $520 plus GST per hour (each party pays $260 + GST per hour where the fees are shared)
What issues are addressed in Separation Mediation?
Separation mediation can help you address key issues, such as:
- Communication Methods: How to communicate effectively during the separation.
- Temporary Living Arrangements: Deciding who lives where and how to manage shared spaces.
- Financial Decisions: Handling joint accounts, shared expenses and financial responsibilities.
- Children’s Well-being: Establishing routines and arrangements that prioritise the needs of your children.
- Next Steps to Resolution: Planning for future discussions and long-term solutions.
What happens after the initial mediation?
Once interim agreements are made, final mediation usually occurs within 4 to 6 months following. By entering interim agreements the circumstances are stabilised which enables parties time to prepare for discussions and final, long term agreements.
How do you prepare for mediation?
A good night’s sleep is one of the most important things you can do before a mediation session. Here are additional steps to help you prepare, which we will discuss with you in our pre-mediation meeting:
- Identify the topics you want to discuss.
- Make notes about your key concerns.
- List possible solutions to resolve your dispute.
- Consider areas of agreement and common ground.
- Reflect on your best and worst-case scenarios.
- Be ready to listen and compromise.
- Understand that being “right” about the law may not be as important as achieving
timely closure or preserving relationships. - Think about what motivates the other party and how to address that constructively
and with a future focus. - Prepare for how to say “yes” when much of the dialogue has been “no.”
- Maintain an open mind throughout the process.
These steps will help you enter mediation with a clear strategy, openness to compromise and a focus on productive outcomes.
How do I start mediation?
You can start the mediation process by connecting with us here.
Is mediation confidential?
Mediation is a private and confidential process, ensuring that everything discussed remains undisclosed to anyone outside the mediation. This allows you to have open and honest conversations aimed at resolving disputes, knowing that nothing said during mediation can be used in court. This confidentiality enables you to negotiate freely and effectively.
As mediators, we are committed to maintaining confidentiality, except in specific situations where there is a risk of harm to a child or another person, threats to damage property, or the potential for a violent crime.
Fees for Online Mediation:
Complimentary 15-min Call
Individual Intake Meeting $320 + GST per hour
Joint Mediation $520 + GST per hour ($260 + GST per person per hour of mediation where fees are being shared)
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Meet Stacey
Stacey Turner is an expert family mediator with a background as a family lawyer, dedicated to helping separated couples resolve their disputes without court involvement. With her extensive experience as an accredited mediator, Stacey provides personal, responsive support, ensuring you feel guided and heard during this challenging time.
Whether it’s communication, living arrangements or your children’s needs, Stacey works with you to create practical solutions that reduce conflict and stress.
It gives me great satisfaction to help people end the conflict, control their outcomes, stay out of court and get on with life to a brighter future post-separation.”
