Parenting can be challenging at the best of times, never mind parenting through a separation or parenting whilst separated. And now there is

Family Mediation North East are proud to announce we've been working on a fresh new look to our website, which we will be launching next week on Monday 25th Novem It's important to us that our website is clear and accessible for our clients, and we hope this new look can ensure you can browse our website easier to access our vast knowledge of #familymediation and the #separation process. #familymediation #separation #divorce #accessibility #children #childrenarrangements #par

When we’re facing big decisions about the future, we often rely on the help and support of others. Seeking different perspectives, impartial advice and more information can allow us to answer those big questions in new and better ways. This is no different when you’re making decisions by yourself, with others or about others – and it’s also the case where you can’t agree. Using mediation to resolve disputes provides a great way of getting support, and then using this to sort

In mediation we often see clients come up against issues where one, or both, of them feels like the trust that they once had has been broken. Something that has happened between them as partners could have broken their trust and this might mean that they do not feel able to trust each other as parents. So how to get past this? Never trust each other again? Would that even work? How would it impact on any children? There is an alternative. Invest time into identifying ways to

At Family Mediation North East we are always looking for ways to improve our service and greatly appreciate it when a client takes the time

Not a lot is known about family mediation and there are lot of confusing myths that exist around mediation. We've written a blog to disp

It can be frustrating if you think your ex won’t want to try mediation to sort things out. It's difficult in the heat of a conflict for

At Family Mediation North East we've written a blog explaining how separated couples can sort out their property or finances disputes in

1. Referral The mediation process begins with a referral. This can either be sent to us by you directly, by a solicitor or another referring agency. The referral involves gathering contact information about you both and asking some questions regarding other agency involvement if relevant. 2. Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) We then arrange an individual MIAM for you. We can arrange joint MIAMs and would always ask you if you wish to attend this appointment

It is Adoption Week so Family Mediation North East have written a blog explaining how adoption issues can be resolved in family mediation.