Divorce Mediation Process in UK Guide
What is mediation in divorce? We have produced this guide to explain the divorce process, how to go about it and to explain how family mediation can help. Often clients underestimate the complexity associated with divorce. The law can be complex and the process itself timely, costly and stressful. With the right attitude and support, […]
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
People come to mediation for varying different reasons; sometimes it is just to ask for the MIAM certificate to proceed to court and others have a genuine interest to sit down and mediate over problems they are facing. Mediation for most of the public is an unknown service, where there is a lot of confusion […]
National Mediation Awards in 2018
National Mediation Awards For Direct Mediation Services the National Mediation Awards was a night of success. The event was held at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster, London on 9th October 2018 and hosted by the Civil Mediation Council and The College of Mediators. We are please to announce that Managing […]
Mediators vs Lawyers
When do solicitors refer to family mediation for a Mediation Information & Assessment Meeting (MIAM)? In an ideal world, the family solicitor would encourage mediation as a way of seeing if some, or possibly all of the issues, could be resolved quickly and in a cost effective way without a courtroom battle. Sadly, the […]
Process Of Mediation
What is the family mediation process? For many people the mediation journey is a step into the unknown. To help you understand the process and how it will benefit you and your family, we have broken it down into four simple stages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfsnoGBh6ec Initial meeting with a mediator (MIAM) The first meeting with a mediator, […]
International families in mediation
Before coming a family mediator, Stuart Hanson, worked as an immigration advisor. In this article, he explains how his knowledge of the UK immigration system now benefits his work in the mediation room when working with international families. “I became registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) over ten years […]
What are the benefits of family mediation?
Mediation Benefits In many countries family mediation is well known and growing such as Canada and the USA, but in the UK many separating couples initially go to their respective solicitors/lawyers to prepare for a court case. These YouTube videos hopefully will let families see that mediation offers an alternative route to court. In the […]
LGBTQ+ Families & Mediation
“A family is a family – no matter who the members are.” At Direct Mediation Services we believe that mediation is a process suitable for all families. We understand the different nature of families and believe that the family extends further than just parent and child. Families come in all different shapes and […]
My journey to becoming a family mediator
In 2015 I started my training as a family mediator, after having been a family magistrate for a number of years. My work in the court had created an interest in working with families, but I had felt frustrated and limited by what I could achieve within an hour in a court room and in […]
Welcome to Direct Mediation Services
Direct Mediation Services. Welcome to Direct Mediation Services. Managing partner, Stuart Hanson, has opened a new family mediation firm and at the same a YouTube channel focusing on family mediation. The aim of the channel is to give people, who are facing family issues, an insight into what goes on in the mediation room and […]