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Family Mediation Service

An alternative approach to solving family problems.

What is Family Mediation?

Family Mediation is the use of an impartial person to guide disputing parties, help them make informed decisions using conciliation to develop mutually acceptable agreements within a confidential framework.

Benefits of Family Mediation

  • Promotes communication and co-operation
  • Allows you to control the decisions affecting your life
  • Typically less costly than litigation
  • Benefits children by reducing conflict
  • Confidential and legally acceptable
  • Generally requires less time than litigation allowing you to move on with your life

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What does Family Mediation Involve?
Attending joint mediation sessions of approximately 1 ½ hours each over a period of time to suit you. Typically this involves between 3 and 6 sessions.

What kinds of problems can it help to solve?
Mediation can be used for a variety of situations including financial and co-habitation disputes, problems over contact with a child or residence disputes and Civil Partnership disputes.

Do you have qualified staff providing this service?
Yes. Fiona Apthorpe and Adrian Rose are Solicitors and Resolution (First for Family Law) trained Mediators.
We offer a mediation service at either of our 2 offices.

Is this service expensive?
Mediation is typically much quicker and cheaper than negotiating through solicitors or going to court. We can quote realistic estimates of cost on request.

Key Contacts

Contact mediation@robinsons-solicitors.co.uk for more information.

Robinsons Family Mediation Department can offer mediation at any of our two offices in Derby and Ilkeston.

We have a contract with the Community Legal Service enabling us to conduct family mediation for publicly funded clients as well as private clients.

With Robinsons Family Mediation Service you can be assured of a sensitive, efficient and cost effective service.

Contacts:
Fiona ApthorpeFiona Apthorpe
Adrian Rose Adrian Rose
Any legal issues? Please post your enquiry to our team of lawyers.
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