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How will I know what the costs will be?
June 3rd, 2010Tags: fees, income, Information and Assessment Meeting, legal routes, legal-aid, mediation costs, Mediator, Public Funding
Posted in FAQs, FAQs About Mediation | | No Comments »Headway aims to make mediation affordable to all clients, irrespective of income. Many of our clients are eligible for FREE mediation through public funding (Legal Aid) and for those who are not eligible, we keep our fees as low as possible and charge on a sliding scale, dependant on your individual income. See ‘Our Fees’ for [...]
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What are the benefits of mediation?
May 26th, 2010Tags: benefits, Children, co-operation, communication, conflict, Cost, couples, Court, decisions, family, free, future, issues, legal battle, legal routes, legal-aid, Mediation, outcomes, parenting, resolve, separating, stress, supporting-children
Posted in About Mediation | | No Comments »Research has shown that mediation can lead to better outcomes for separating couples and in particular for their children. Mediation enables parties to remain in control and make sensible decisions about their own family’s future, having explored all issues, rather than have decisions made and imposed by a court. Mediation helps reduce conflict and bitterness [...]
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What are the costs and how long does it take?
May 26th, 2010Tags: affordable, charges, cost effective, Courts, eligible, expense, family mediation, income, Information and Assessment Meeting, legal routes, LSC, Marriage, mediation costs, meetings, quicker, service
Posted in About Mediation | | No Comments »Mediation is usually significantly cheaper than alternative legal routes. According to a BBC News report, “The average cost of ending a marriage through the British courts is about £13,000.” Even if courts are avoided, solicitor’s fees can mount up and often become very expensive. Headway Mediation Service has a contract with the LSC to provide FREE family Mediation [...]
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