“Informed choices are the best choices”- Author of the Divorce Manual When you separate where do you start, which family professional do you see first, mediator or solicitor, what do you need to be thinking about for yourselves and your children, where do you look for good reliable information, how do you manage your feelings as your relationship …
Mediation Financial Disclosure Tools and Process- (Video 1- 3 mins) Hello and welcome to the Compass Resolution Financial Disclosure Booklet (with embedded video support), for separation and divorce. I am John Hind, Director of Compass Resolution Mediation and author of the Divorce Manual. Our Financial Booklet (and Document Checklist) is one of our essential tools, …
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How to calculate spousal maintenance (in mediation) A reading of the High Court case, SS v NS [2014] EWHC 4183 (Fam) reminds us that there are many “swirling considerations” which come to bear on determining what the correct level of spousal maintenance which “cannot” be pressed into a formula to provide an answer. 11 Point …
Preparing for your first financial mediation session- 1 or 2 weeks to go There is now a week or so to go before your first financial mediation session. You are hopefully making good progress with completing your Financial Booklet and Compass income and expenditure spreadsheets, using the Divorce Manual and video series to help you. Please check with your …
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You have now received your financial preparation email, for your first financial mediation session setting out the information you will need to gather, the forms you will need to complete and send to the Mediator before the 1st mediation session. We strongly recommend that you read this email all the way through, as soon as …
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Since 29th April 2024, if a person refuses to attend a MIAM (1) and/or fails to make a ‘serious effort’ (2) to resolve their differences, without good reason (which includes providing a full financial disclosure) before (or during) court proceedings, using a suitable Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR) process (3), including mediation, the court is now …
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The MIAM (Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting) “The Olive branch and the Stick” What is the MIAM ? The MIAM is a Confidential Mediation Info and assessment meeting, between you and an Accredited Mediator, typically taking between 45 mins and 1 hour. If you would like someone else with you (not your former partner) at …
If Financial Mediation takes 3 sessions, which is quite typical, a summary of your costs and expert fees is as follows: Charging rate and cost estimate for financial mediation The Mediator’s hourly rate for time spent in mediation and preparing documents is £280 plus vat divided equally between each client ie £140 phr plus vat …
Good Intent and Commitment are essential for a successful mediation. The Commitment email you are sent are your MIAMs begins with the statement that Good Intent and Commitment are essential for a successful mediation.Good intent, on its own is not enough, it must be followed through with a strong and clear commitment.It is your commitment …
What if your partner refuses to disclose their finances ? Almost every other person coming to me for a MIAM (Mediation Information and Assessment meeting) at the moment tells me that they have been sent by their solicitor because their former partner: is refusing to disclose their finances has completed a Form E (Financial Disclosure …
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