Types of Mediation

If you and your partner have separated and you own assets either jointly or separately, you need to arrange a property settlement.  This is a written agreement sealed (stamped) by the Family Court that sells or divides your assets, pays off liabilities and addresses superannuation issues.  It’s helpful to have solicitors involved in the mediation so that they can advise you about the appropriate percentage division in the circumstances of your case.  They can draft agreements that can be signed by both parties on the day to formalise the agreement reached.

If you and your former partner have children together, let us help you navigate your post-separation parenting relationship.  Mediation will allow you to negotiate the future living and care arrangements for your children, regardless of age.  Agreements can be formalised by Consent Orders or Parenting Plans and will include time with both parents during the school term, in the school holidays and on other special occasions such as Christmas.

Contrary to what you might think, Child Inclusive Mediations don’t actually involve the children in the discussions with their parents but the children are instead interviewed by a trained Child Consultant outside of the mediation process.  Children are not asked to come up with solutions but are asked about their experiences of the separation and about what their parents could do to make the post-separation family work well for them.

Jillaine is qualified under the National Mediation Accreditation System to conduct mediations outside of family law.  She regularly helps people in conflict to solve conveyancing and debt recovery disputes and to reach agreement about neighbourhood issues.