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Family Mediation Services from Nockolds

Opening the door on a fresh approach to relationship breakdown

Across Northern and Western Europe, the courts and society are seeing the benefits of using Family Mediation as an alternative approach to Relationship Breakdown and last weeks announcement sees England and Wales following suit.

Family Mediation provides an alternative route to dealing with separation where the couple take ownership of their own outcome, and navigate themselves through the issues of separation with the help and guidance of a mediator. The couple define their statement of outcome together which records their mutually acceptable proposals for the division of assets, place of residence for the children and contact

The more stereotypical divorce route incurs costs of solicitors for each party, is often correspondence based and in the worse case scenario can end up in courts and by virtue of this process is highly stressful and emotional and can have a detrimental affect on the children and therefore on society.

Carolyn Hanes, Lawyer Mediator “'Family Mediation provides us with options outside the traditional and collaborative legal framework. I believe that most conflict, even if seemingly intractable, is capable of resolution – Mediation supports this belief.”

Carolyn Hanes, is the only Resolution qualified Lawyer Mediator within 17 miles of Bishops Stortford. To find out more information or to self refer please contact her on mediation@nockolds.co.uk or to

Nockolds LLP is a progressive legal services firm, building on it’s heritage of 175 years of legal practice, if you have any legal queries please contact us on (01279) 755 777 or email us at post@nockolds.co.uk

Carolyn Hanes (profile) Natalie Morris (profile) Tuesday 1st March 2011
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