The Mediation Act 2017 commenced on the 1st January 2018. The bill was published at the beginning of 2017 and passed both houses of the Oireachtas in September 2017 and was signed into law by the the President on the 2nd of October 2017. (You can view the bill by clicking the following link Mediation Act […]
Family Mediation: The Best Practice for Parents And Their Children When The Marriage Is Over
Our society would benefit greatly if divorcing parents could be convinced to ask, “What’s the best practice now that our marriage is over? What have others done in our situation? What dangers should we avoid? What path should we take?”. The answer to these questions is Mediation, a voluntary process with an impartial third party, a family mediator. The mediator helps couples identify, clarify, and come to an agreement on the major issues between the parents for the sake of the children. Each parent retains a lawyer during this process, but the goal of everyone involved is to avoid the emotional and financial costs of pursuing divorce through the adversary court system. …[Read More…..]
Family Mediation – A Better Approach.
Family Mediation processes naturally lend themselves to resolution of the various issues that arise in Separation or Divorce – and/or to these various issues separately, like maintenance, access etc. Family Mediation is not some sort of pseudo-counselling process: it is formal, structured and issues-focused. Family Mediation is fast, effective and cost-efficient. Engaging in a Family Mediation process at an early stage with the parties centrally involved can bring about a result months, if not years, earlier. …[Read More…..]
