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Wherever you are in the United Kingdom, Goodwins Family Law Solicitors can represent you.
We specialise exclusively in cases under English and Welsh jurisdiction, but our services are available to clients throughout the whole of the UK. No matter where you are located, our specialists are just a phone call away.
Contact us today on 020 7887 2072 to discuss your needs.
Thinking about legal aid?
While we unfortunately do not offer legal aid, as eligibility is limited via means assessment, we can help clients explore other ways to fund legal support. Speak to our team for further advice regarding your legal matters.
Child Inclusive Mediation
For families navigating divorce or separation, decisions made can impact everyone, especially children. At Goodwins – part of Collins & Hoy Solicitors – we help parents to make informed decisions focused on their children through Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM).
As Child Inclusive Mediators, we ensure that your child’s perspective is included in the conversation in a safe, neutral and meaningful way. Helping families in Pinner, Harrow and across London, we help to create a healthier co-parenting future for separated couples.
How Does Child Inclusive Mediation Work?
Suitable for children aged 10 and above, this process allows them to share their thoughts and feelings with our trained mediators to ensure their voices are heard. Family mediation with children avoids placing them in the middle of conflict, with the child speaking privately to a mediator. This helps parents to make more informed decisions, factoring in their child’s wishes, without the child making the decisions. The child’s insights are only shared with parents if they give their permission.
Is Child Inclusive Mediation right for me?
Child Inclusive Mediation is an option for dispute resolution when issues such as living arrangements and contact schedules arise. It is also helpful if your child is struggling to communicate their feelings or if parents want the reassurance that their decisions have taken the child’s wishes into account.
Talk to our child mediation team today for an initial suitability assessment or to find out more about our Child Inclusive Mediation process.
The benefits of Child Inclusive Mediation
- Reduced conflict & tension
Encouraging cooperative parents and reducing misunderstandings when discussing child-related arrangements. - Empowering children
Give your child a safe space to express their feelings and have their voice heard. - Discretion & insight
We help parents understand their child’s emotional and practical needs. - Improved outcomes
Helping you reach agreements that work for all parties, as well as for the well-being of your children.
Considerations for Resolving Divorce Without Court Intervention
Do I need to go to court to finalise a divorce settlement?
No, many cases can be resolved without setting foot in a courtroom. This reduces costs, streamlines the process and protects your privacy.
What is Mediation?
It’s a confidential process where a neutral, trained mediator helps families reach practical agreements without taking sides.
Can Mediation provide a smoother process?
Yes. Our structured mediation gives an impartial forum to reach agreements on topics such as financial division and child arrangements.
What is Hybrid Mediation?
Our mediator solicitors will work with both parties and their solicitors, who can be present to support and advise. This is ideal for complex or high-conflict cases.
What is Collaborative Law?
This is when both parties and their lawyers agree to resolve the dispute using round table meetings and direct dialogue. Lawyers and parties agree not to issue court proceedings. Each client appoints their own specialist, collaboratively-trained lawyer to structure and plan together meetings to deal with financial settlements or child arrangement disputes. This process works well when negotiating pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
What is Resolution Together?
A specially trained, single solicitor will advise both parties jointly and transparently to facilitate discussions and negotiations to help reach agreements on financial settlement and child arrangement disputes. They also formalise these for submission to the courts. This is a cost-effective, co-operative way to resolve disputes where suitable.
What is Child Inclusive Mediation?
This process gives children a voice, allowing them to meet a specially trained mediator. With their consent, their views can be carefully considered by you, the parents, to make informed decisions concerning child arrangements.
What is Early Neutral Evaluation?
EVE provides impartial legal expertise, with an early assessment of the likely outcome if the case were to go to court. This allows both parties to understand their positions, encouraging each to make realistic, informed settlement decisions.
What is Arbitration?
This is a private, binding alternative to court. A qualified arbitrator will make decisions on financial or child-related issues that will be turned into a court order.
The Goodwins Process
Consistency, quality and sensitivity are the key elements of our approach to each case. Our expert team will deal with your situation with the utmost professionalism and sensitivity, whilst striving to reach the best possible outcome.
Arrange your consultation or call us on 020 7887 2072
Why choose us?
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Goodwins Family Law Solicitors is part of Collins and Hoy Solicitors - This firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Registration Number 75137.
