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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.
Hybrid Mediation Services
At Goodwins – part of Collins & Hoy Solicitors – our hybrid mediation solicitors combine the speed and flexibility of civil mediation with the sensitivity of family mediation. We work with clients in Pinner, Harrow and across London, providing a private forum for you, your partner and the legal advisors of both parties.
This option is used to resolve complex family matters such as finances, children and inheritance disputes without delays or the increased publicity and cost of court proceedings. It is also ideal if either party feels unable to share the same room due to conflict or an imbalance of power.
What is Hybrid Mediation?
Hybrid mediation in divorce combines two models of mediation, allowing each party to have their solicitor present for support and legal advice. Sessions can be held virtually or in person, usually in separate rooms, with our professional mediators shuttling between. This provides a safe, confidential space to test proposals and obtain legal advice to reach agreements more swiftly. The following is a general outline for this process:
- Individual intake meetings take place to explore the issues and decide upon suitability.
- A lawyer alignment meeting takes place to discuss both lawyers’ roles, the information required and the format for the meetings.
- At an agreed date, the mediation is undertaken in separate or joint sessions, or a blend of both.
- Lawyers provide independent legal advice, while the mediator controls the process and discussions.
- Where a mediated outcome is agreed, the lawyers can expedite the drafting of outcome documents.
In hybrid mediation, each party is responsible for their solicitor’s fees, while the mediator’s fee is usually shared equally. Overall costs are typically lower than contested court proceedings, and there is less inter-solicitor correspondence required.
As specialist solicitors for hybrid mediation, contact us today to discuss whether this is the right route to protect your assets and your family’s future.
The benefits of Hybrid Mediation
- Quicker resolutions
Agreements are often achieved in a concentrated day, with documents drafted immediately afterwards to
streamline the process. - Reduced conflict & tension
Each party is supported in separate rooms, focusing on solutions and not confrontation. - Confidentiality
Hybrid mediation allows you to explore options with a mediator without commitment or raising expectations. - Cost effective
With fewer sessions required and real-time advice to avoid duplication of work, you get more certainty and less litigation.
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
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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.
