It's good to talk: The adviser's role in family mediation

January is often a time when couples decide to separate and consider how practically to go about it. Mediation is a family-focused option, with a professionally trained and neutral third party guiding the process. It involves a confidential, bespoke series of meetings between a mediator and the couple or wider family to consider issues such as: Whether to separate at all Arrangements for children Financial matters on separation Pre- or post-nuptial agreements Family business disputes Estate planning When clients ask me about mediation, I tell them I am a family lawyer ...