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

How can financial advisers support clients in mediation?

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To tie in with Family Mediation Week (22 – 26 January) lawyer and mediator Lauren Evans explains the benefits and how professional advisers can be involved

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 ...

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