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Calls for more divorcing couples to consider mediation
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly is encouraging families to consider mediation in the New Year as an alternative to going to court.
The first weeks of January are a peak time for couples to consider divorce or separation, with a much higher number of searches on Directgov for 'divorce' and related terms.
Mediation involves couples working through issues in the presence of a qualified mediator to make arrangements both sides can agree with, rather than putting lawyers and a judge in charge of deciding a couple’s future arrangements.
Rules which came into effect on 6th April mean that anyone setting out to contest the terms of their separation in court will first be required to consider mediation.
After meeting family mediators at Cambridge Mediation Service, Mr Djanogly said:
“Mediation is a quicker, cheaper and more amicable alternative, particularly where children are concerned as it gives parents the skills they need to think about the best interests of the child – not just in the short term, but for the future too.”
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