Our Family
Mediation
Process and
​Goals

​Our mediation processes involve one or more of the following mediation strategies, which are utilised at applicable moments during the mediation session:

• Facilitative
• Therapeutic
• Transformative
• Speciality
• Technical​ ​

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The above processes not only assist the parties to fully explore possible mediated outcomes, but also allow the parties to address underlying issues that may be blocking such options from even being considered by the parties.

Once the available options are fully explored in the mediation session, and the parties are ready to negotiate resolution, the mediator will assist the parties to document financial settlement and/or parenting agreement that are:

• Practical
• Workable
• Enforceable
• Meet the needs of the parties to the greatest extent possible

At Mediate Now we strive hard to assist the parties to arrive at satisfactory mediated outcome because we recognise that being embroiled in a court process is extremely costly, stressful, lengthy, time-consuming, and the parties lose control over court-ordered outcomes (a judge will make the decisions for you).

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What to Expect
​from Family Mediation

​We assist parties in family disputes on matters such as:

• Parenting Plans
• Changes to parenting plans and parenting agreements
• Section 60I Certificates under the Family Law Act
• Financial agreements
• Draft consent orders
• Interim negotiations

​​Section 60I certificates

In relation to matters involving children, parties will gain a Section 60I certificate where the parties have attempted mediation or concluded mediation. Our mediator are registered with the Commonwealth Attorney Generals Department as Dispute Resolution Practitioners and authorised to issue such certificates. 

Where a party is unable or unwilling to mediate, or the matter is deemed to be unsuitable for mediation, our mediators are similarly empowered to issue a section 60I Certificate to enable the matter to progress to the Family Court.

​When Family Mediation
​Is Not Suitable

Family mediation will be deemed not suitable where there is:

• A history of domestic violence or intimidation by one or both parties
• Power imbalances sufficient to hinder the participation of a party to the mediation process
• Legal issues requiring interpretation of a document(s), or there is a need for an urgent injunction.

 
Where a matter is deemed to not be appropriate for mediation, We will issue a section 60I Certificate under the Family Law Act to reflect the circumstance.

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