Family Law Mediation: A Definition

Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution process that is less formal than going to court. Mediation allows motivated parents to resolve issues about which they disagree, by the mediator facilitating agreements that are mutually satisfying. Through this family mediation process, the mediator is an unbiased and impartial third person. Since mediation is future-focused and holds children as the paramount consideration in discussions, mediation is quite different from counselling, which has more of a focus on what has happened in the past.