Mediation Matters: Warm words about mediation are easy, but what matters is action

The Chief Executive of National Family Mediation returns with a regular column

I’m concerned the Government’s singular focus on Brexit continues to divert it from fulfilling a commitment to family mediation as an alternative to expensive and lengthy post-divorce court room battles.

In recent years we’ve had some positive changes. The Coalition Government took steps to encourage families to use the process to settle disputes. There were many good reasons to do so: putting aside the money, stress and time saved by individual families, there’s a gargantuan taxpayer cost from the way our country handles family breakdown.

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