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Family Mediation Team

Stone King LLP

13 Queen Square Bath BA1 2HJTel: 01225 324472 Fax: 01225 337599 DX: 8001 BATH

email: [email protected]

www.stoneking.co.uk 03/2013

Bath � London � Melksham � Cambridge

John BrownriggPartner Head of Family & MediationDirect Dial: 01225 [email protected]

Caroline Fell AssociateContact: 01225 [email protected]

Rebecca Eels AssociateContact: 01225 [email protected]

Simon Walker AssociateContact: 01225 [email protected]

Jayne Martins AssociateContact: 01225 [email protected]

Meet the Team

“ Mediation is quicker,cheaper and produceslonger lasting solutions”

Family Mediation Team

‘Thank you so much. I am so pleased with

how well the whole mediation process has

worked out and been run by you both. I

felt really supported by you both and

would absolutely recommend it to anyone

else going through separation’.

What is mediation?

It is your opportunity to find your own solution to your

own problems by talking face-to-face with your

partner. The process is facilitated by a highly trained

and experienced mediator.

How does it work?

Mediators are impartial. They don’t take sides. They

don’t give advice. They do give information and help

you both explore options and find long lasting

solutions to your own issues.

They help you focus together as parents on the

children’s needs.

Mediation is voluntary. There are no secrets in

mediation. The process is confidential. You are

required to be honest and open regarding your

financial position and encouraged to take legal advice

through the process.

What is in it for you?

� You focus as parents on the children’s needs

� It is emotionally beneficial to try and sort things out

together

� It reduces tension and hostility

� It helps you make informed decisions at a time that

works for you

� It reduces the expense of court

� You can meet as frequently as you wish often at short

notice

� Any outcome will be your outcome

� It may be available to you free

Will I get public funding?

If you are eligible for public funding then Stone King LLP

have the franchise and are able to offer you this service.

The service is free and there is no claw back on final

resolution. You also have access to Legal Help with

Mediation through local solicitors who will not charge

you for their advice if you are eligible for public funding.

What sort of issues do you deal with in mediation?

� How to separate/divorce

� Plans for the children

� Plans for finances including

property/pensions/maintenance/capital/businesses

What does it cost?

If you are eligible for public funding nothing.

If you are not eligible then £120 per hour per person

for the face-to-face time and the time spent preparing

documents. Sessions usually last 90 minutes and

there are often some three to six sessions.

“We have moved on so much since our

meetings with you, thank you both”.