Family / Divorce

Separation and divorce can be a stressful and unpleasant experience for everyone involved. When relationships break down, they can involve bitter, lengthy disputes that can cost many tens of thousands of pounds, cause catastrophic and irreparable disruption – especially if there are children involved – and can take years to conclude through the court system.

Divorce mediation from Global Mediation offers each party a route away from the financial and emotional black hole couples often find themselves in when facing separation. Mediation is much cheaper than hiring lawyers and isn’t based on a litigious win/lose scenario. It’s about, within reason, making sure each party leaves with an acceptable resolution.

We remain independent and impartial at all times throughout the process. Our highly skilled, vastly experienced team of family and divorce mediators are committed to ensuring both parties are listened to and understood with the clear objective of being able to resolve the issues you face with mutually satisfactory results.

Global Mediation will give you a structured framework providing the basis for discussions that give you the best possible opportunity to come to an agreeable conclusion. The process is entirely voluntary and our team will ensure you are fully prepared for your sessions.

Together, we can discuss and resolve –

• Financial issues and the splitting of your assets
• Issues relating to property and living arrangements
• Children, include custody, visitation, living arrangements and maintenance
• Any other dispute where you don’t feel a resolution is possible

From 6 April 2011, it became law that separating couples must consider mediation to resolve any disputes over their property and financial affairs or issues concerning children before applying to the court (unless there are exemption reasons such as domestic violence or child protection issues).

Ministry of Justice statistics state that 137,000 divorce cases were heard in court in 2009, up 16% on the previous year. The national average cost for taking a divorce case to court is over £2,800 whereas the national average cost of mediation is under £600. In addition, the National Audit Office found mediation was much quicker – 110 days, compared with 435 days for court cases.

Global Mediation has an outstanding reputation for successfully resolving family disputes involving complex financial settlements, national and international custody cases and multiple properties.

For more information on Global Mediation’s divorce and family mediation service, please contact us or request a callback by completing the form on the right.

Examples of cases mediated

• Family shipping business breakdown dispute over loans and guarantees given by individuals to other members of the family during the course of the business
• Family property breakdown and dispute over ownership and distribution of assets
• Conflicts within families as they continue to live together or work through arrangements to separate
• A disagreement about inter-party share entitlements
• A number regarding private school fees disputes
• A number of disputes involving mortgage liability and contributions
• A number of cases of assault, stalking and other acts of harassment
• A number of disputes about divorce costs
• Cases involving financial arrangements and contact issues, some involving extended family
• Cases involving same sex relationship breakdowns
• A number of disagreements between couples from different races and cultures
• A case involving a conflict between a mother, father and the grandparents in relation to the rearing of the children
• A party suffering from alcohol abuse where the power balance and their ability to look after their own interests was disputed.
• A case involving a husband who had suffered a severe brain tumour, disabled with limited life expectancy had needs which had to be balanced against his wife’s own health problems
• Cases involving young adults at risk of deliberate self-harm
• Cases involving young adults being made homeless
• A case involving a 16 year old male teenager in danger of being ejected from the family home because of his refusal to attend college and his unsocial behaviour at home
• Cases involving divorced parents who are in dispute about child access arrangements
• Dispute between family members (adult son/current partner of deceased) regarding Will and division of Estate
• Family mediation between parent and teenager over issues of drug/alcohol abuse and involvement in youth justice system
• Family mediation between co-habiting mother and adult child over conflict involving threats of violence
• Dispute between former co-habitees and other family members over beneficial ownership of residential properties acquired during long-term partnership
• Former co-habitees in dispute over beneficial ownership of jointly-owned residential property abroad
• Dispute between family members arising from legal and equitable rights and interests in residential property