Resolution and the Law Society reject mandatory mediation.
Both Resolution and the The Law Society have shunned the idea of mandatory mediation as a solution to the early resolution of private family law arrangements particularly in divorce cases. This must come as a shock to those of our members who have waited for up to a year for their first court hearing only to have the hearing cancelled at the last minute due to nonavailability of judges or magistrates. In the meantime, the non-residential parents lose the experience of the ‘wonder years’, the living arrangements are set in concrete and the future potential for shared care evaporates. The long gap between court application and first hearing is a perfect opportunity to get parents attending courses, talking with CAFCASS and mediating. Since the proliferation of Zoom shuttle mediation becomes so much more accessible. FNF think Resolution and the Law Society should think again.
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