Child Maintenance & Family Mediation
The child maintenance court process can be extremely time consuming and frustrating, and you can end up spending months or even years in court without any resolution to your maintenance dispute, while spending a lot of money on child maintenance lawyers.
Avoid this daunting and expensive process by scheduling family mediation sessions, where we can help you to find a fair and cost-effective solution to your child maintenance dispute.
Once agreement has been reached, we will assist you with the necessary process to have your maintenance agreement made an Order of Court.
THE BENEFITS OF MEDIATION vs LITIGATION
MEDIATION
Cost effective and affordable
Your divorce can be finalised after only a few mediation sessions
Negotiation and problem-solving between parties is encouraged
Legal expertise provided to help parties make informed decisions
Non-adversarial and diplomatic environment
Ensures families and children are protected from the effects of divorce
Ability to make rational decisions for yourself and your family
Mediation is encouraged by the courts in family matters
Confidential and private
LITIGATION
Exorbitant legal fees incurred, which could rather be used for providing for yourself and your family
The court process can take months or years to finalise
Negotiations are not often encouraged, or they are hostile
Legal advice given in a manner that does not encourage parties to consolidate their views
Adversarial and threatening environment
Families and children are negatively affected by the litigation process
Decision is left to a Judge who does not know your individual circumstances
A negative inference may be drawn by the court if the parties have not attempted mediation prior to litigating their divorce
The court and anyone else involved in the divorce proceedings are made privy to sensitive information about you and your family