The Eaves – Counselling and Psychological Services and Godalming Family Mediation Services have joined together to present four short workshops aimed at helping couples in crisis from both an emotional and practical perspective. The four ‘taster’ sessions are 30 minutes and run between 4pm and 7pm on Wednesday 28th January 2015. Whether you are a professional who is looking…
2014: a year to remember for mediation This year has been an important year for mediation. Nationally, mediation cases have increased by 49% since the new rules came into force in April requiring couples to consider mediating before any court action is started for the vast majority of family law disputes, and I am pleased…
For anyone who missed the Eagle Radio News story on 29th November 2014 talking about the rise in the use of mediation as part of the National Family Dispute Resolution Week then please click the following link for the podcast including the quote from a client, Helen, who successfully used Godalming Family Mediation:
For anyone who missed the Eagle Radio News story on 29th November 2014 talking about the rise in the use of mediation as part of the National Family Dispute Resolution Week then please click the following link for the podcast including the quote from Euan Davidson, head of mediation at Godalming Family Mediation:
Well done to the Surrey Advertiser for covering the news that the use of mediation has increased by more than 20% since the laws changed in April 2014. Thank you to Helen and Tom Forbes for allowing their story to be told as part of this story. I hope that this will help to encourage a lot more separating…
It is really encouraging to hear Helen giving such positive feedback about the mediation process and recommending that other separating couples mediate. A great big thank you to Helen, and to Tom who also offered to be interviewed, and I hope that this encourages a lot more people to mediate. Please click the link to the…
National Family Dispute Resolution Week: 24th to 28th November 2014 As a mediator who is committed to doing whatever I can to assist couples to stay as far away from courts and legal disputes as possible, I am hopeful that you will already be aware of the third National Family Dispute Resolution Week from 24th…
Great to hear the Eagle Radio advert on the FM station from today, 2nd September 2014.
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I have the sense that the use of family mediation has yet to become widespread in the Haslemere area and hopefully the latest article in the Life in Haslemere magazine will help to get the message across that mediation should be the first option for the vast majority of divorces. Take control of your divorce:…
29th July 2014 Kitchen Table Diplomacy: is this the secret to a quick divorce? Instinctively, it sounds like a very sensible idea for a separating couple to sit down together at the kitchen table and to try to sort out all of the issues that their separation will cause. In fact, I would go so far…
It is really encouraging to see that the Surrey Lawyer Magazine has chosen to cover the recent family mediation law changes in a double-page story. I hope that this encourages many more solicitors to work together with mediators to promote clients’ best interests. Please see pages 18 to 19 NEW LAW CHANGES PUT FAMILY MEDIATION…
By Euan Davidson 4th July 2014 Choosing a Family Mediator Deciding to mediate can be the best decision that a separating or divorcing couple can make but, in order to maximise the chances that there will be a positive outcome to this decision, it is vitally important that both parties think very carefully about their choice…
By Euan Davidson – please click for more information about the author euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk 1st July 2014 Is Family Mediation a threat to Solicitors? As family mediation continues its journey towards becoming a mainstream way to resolve family issues, with the recent law changes that make it compulsory to consider mediation before court action clearly speeding up…
By Euan Davidson euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk 20th May 2014 The Rise of Family Mediation As a mediator, I am finding that more and more people are making enquiries along the lines of “My husband/wife and I have recently separated and we both want to find the most amicable way through the divorce process” and realising that it would…
Well done to Essential Surrey for covering this really important family mediation story. Should save lots of people an awful lot of time, money and stress during divorce https://www.essentialsurrey.co.uk/kids-schools/divorcing-couples-in-surrey-must-try-mediation/ Divorcing couples in Surrey must try mediation 6 May 2014 Divorcing couples in Surrey ‘must’ try mediation New law means divorcing couples in Surrey must now…
1st May 2014 Euan Davidson Godalming Family mediation Well done to The Guide magazine in Haslemere and The Pepperpot magazine in Godalming for running the story about the mediation law changes. This should really help a lot more people in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire to consider mediation when they are going through a divorce or…
Euan Davidson from Godalming Family Mediation enjoyed the chance to talk about family mediation with Surrey TV, including about the recent law changes and the benefits of mediation. Please see the YouTube video below, which starts at the relevant part.
It is really encouraging to see that Eagle Radio are continuing to cover the very important law changes to the use of family mediation that came in last week. This article covers views from both Euan Davidson at Godalming Family Mediation and Eileen Pereira at Surrey Family and Mediation Services. I am very pleased to see that, as mediators,…
Well done to TheGuide2Surrey for reporting on the changes to the mediation rules this week! New Law Requires Divorcing Couples to Try Mediation Rich Lee 23/04/2014Staff Writer This week a new law was passed that requires divorcing couples to formally consider mediation before going to court… Surrey has one of the highest divorce rates in the…
It is really encouraging to see the mediation coverage on Page 2 of the Surrey Advertiser today.
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Is there such a thing as a good divorce? 4:00pm 22nd April 2014 The government hopes changes to the law surrounding separating couples will make divorce simpler, cheaper and less stressful. Surrey has one of the highest rates for divorce in the country. From today couples will have to formally consider mediation before heading…
I am pleased to see the latest article in The Pepperpot magazine. Hopefully this will encourage people who are facing divorce to think carefully about their options before making any hasty decisions: Beware the quick fix.PepperpotApril2014
It is good to see the latest family mediation article in The Guide for April 2014. Hopefully this will help to encourage the use of family mediation in the Haslemere, Hindhead, Grayshott, Fernhurst, Headley and Headley Down areas. Please see the full article here: The Guide April 2014
By Euan Davidson euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk 19th March 2014 Divorce: beware the quick fix! Over the past few years, there has been a sharp increase in services offering fixed fee packages for divorce, including some that include mediation and the preparation of a legally binding agreement in relation to the finances. These can seem very attractive as…
By Euan Davidson euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk 9th March 2014 I am always more than a little wary about writing posts that might appear to be an attempt to undermine new and exciting developments in the mediation world in order to preserve the status quo. However, I am even more aware of the need to provide a high…
By Euan Davidson euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk 5th March 2014 As a mediator and qualified solicitor, I am all in favour of clients seeking legal advice in parallel with the mediation process and then feeding this advice back into the mediation process so I am certainly not about to claim that lawyers are not useful but it never…
By Euan Davidson euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk 27th February 2014 Today’s Law Commission report (see https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/app/uploads/2015/03/lc343_matrimonial_property.pdf) makes interesting reading for anyone involved in the family law arena as it finally opens up the possibility that pre-nuptial agreements (i.e. financial agreements drawn up before a marriage) might become legally binding if the Government accepts and implements the recommendations of…
By Euan Davidson euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk One of the most difficult aspects of being a mediator is trying to ensure that you not only remain impartial at all times but that you are seen to be acting impartiality by all the parties involved at all times. Understanding the difference between being impartial and being seem to be impartial…
I am writing a new article to go in the family mediation section of Law Plain and Simple – http://www.lawplainandsimple.com/legal-guides/area/family-mediation – about whether or not family mediation is seen as expensive and it would be really interesting to hear your thoughts about: a) The lowest cost mediation service that I am aware of charges a standard…
Divorce and Family Mediation By Euan Davidson euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk 12th February 2014 One of the biggest obstacles to starting mediation as part of a divorce or separation is the feeling, either directly from one of the parties themselves or following advice from a solicitor, that mediation is not suited to or necessary for a particular situation.…
Should family mediation be compulsory? By Euan Davidson euan@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk 28th January 2014 Please see the Law Plain and Simple website or read the article itself below about whether family mediation should be compulsory before taking legal action. http://www.lawplainandsimple.com/legal-guides/article/should-family-mediation-be-compulsory On 6th April 2011 new rules were introduced by the Government that were meant to ensure that…
Fight, flight or mediate? By Euan Davidson euandavidson@godalmingfamilymediation.co.uk When I look back at all the people who have entered the mediation process with me over the years, I can see that the primary responses to a breakdown in a relationship tend to be in line with the stereotypical fight or flight responses, with most people…