MEDIATION WEEK: Divorce Delays – Can Mediation Provide the Answer?
The current crisis and the problems that the courts are suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic and the minimal court hearings that are taking place, means that reaching a family relationship resolution through the court process in the coming months is even slower than expected.
Mediation does not rely on the court system to administer justice and deliver outcomes in cases. This means resolution efforts can still continue by adopting mediation, without having to rely on the court system.
At Lawson-West our trained family mediator, Emma Piff, continues to offer mediation solutions that can help bypass the delay.
What do you mean – no court system?
Mediation allows couples, parents or families, to appoint a Mediator and then decide what needs to be resolved and how to go about resolving it. The Mediator stays with the case from beginning to end – so no changes of judges as you have in court proceedings - and is well used to working flexibly and within tight timescales.
If you have issues that really need a decision – from an expert’s letter, through to problems over contact and the impact of the regulations about isolation - you can appoint a specialist mediator who will be able to assist you through the dispute as quickly as you like and with an outcome that meets every person’s needs.
As the court system is struggling to cope with all types of family law cases, mediation offers an out of court, speedy, confidential way to get resolution for clients with the added bonuses of:
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consistency in the terms of who the mediator is; and
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a significant flexibility over what needs to be resolved and how it should be resolved.
Mediation is flexible which is what is needed in the current climate.
“Mediation is flexible, built around your needs, at your pace, without having to wait for the court’s decision, and during the present pandemic climate, that all sounds like the better option."
If you want to find out more about Mediation and how it works, get in touch.
Read more
More about Mediation Week [18-22 Jan 2021]
Mediation & Resolution Leaflet [more about the whole process]
Slow Courts – Family Disputes Turn to Mediation [28 Sep 2020]
