Hobart Mediation

The first step is understanding the various dispute resolution processes and whether one in particular suits your circumstances. Our Hobart family law mediation office can explain mediation in more depth at a preliminary consultation. We will even do the work of involving your ex-partner in the process if you feel that your family dispute will be best addressed through mediation, rather than the more damaging path of litigation.

If the consultation leads to agreement that resolving your dispute away from the court process is the best way to go, Mediations Australia will undertake steps to get the sessions arranged.

This stage will include helping both you and your former partner prepare for the day by managing expectations on how the process is conducted and what it hopes to achieve. Mediation can be undertaken in a number of ways; you might be happy to sit across from your former partner while one of our trained family law mediators facilitates the discussion between you, or you may prefer to sit in a separate room from your ex while the mediator conducts a ‘shuttle’ negotiation between both rooms in the search for a workable agreement. In the end, we’re here to find the best way by which the family issues in dispute can be aired, negotiated and mediated to the stage of an agreement that Mediations Australia can put in writing and have validated by the court so that it is legally binding on both parties.

The Hobart office of Mediations Australia is here to help you if you’re dealing with the family law issues that arise after separation. Our specialists in family law mediation can guide you on a path that avoids the expense, time and confrontation that comes with litigating family disputes through the courts.

Family Law Disputes

Whatever the nature of your family dispute, be it parenting arrangements or financial settlements, our accredited family law mediators Hobart have the experience and expertise to facilitate a resolution you and your ex-partner can accept.

Section 601 Certificates

Australia’s Family Law Act requires separating couples to show they’ve made a ‘genuine effort’ at resolving their dispute via mediation or similar methods before they’re able to apply to a family court for Parenting Orders. This attempt at dispute resolution is recognised by what’s known as a Section 601 certificate, which our Hobart family mediators team can issue as part of the family mediation process.

Parenting Plans

For a couple with children who separate, working out living arrangements for the kids is one of the most urgent issues. Mediations Australia’s trained family mediators can assist you through the process of negotiating a parenting plan with your ex-partner in a calm and non-confrontational manner. We will also take the legwork out of formalising any agreement that is made so that is legally binding on both of you.

De Facto Relationship Disputes

Many people live in de facto relationships these days, which in Australia is understood as a dependant relationship of no less than two years. When such relationships end, many of the issues to be resolved are similar to those involved in a marriage breakdown, with a few exceptions. Mediations Australia in Hobart has the specialist experience to assist former de facto couples to end their relationship without resorting to legal action.

Financial Agreements

In any long-term relationship many of our possessions, as well as our debts, are jointly owned and held. Dividing them when the relationship ends can present as a nightmare at first, but by a methodical process of dispute resolution, we can encourage both parties to come to a binding financial agreement that recognises the needs of both you and your ex-partner.

Property Settlements

Like finances, disputes over property assets when a relationship breaks up can be a predictable point of conflict. But our Hobart family law practitioners use the orderly process of mediation to help both of you sort through the issues involved in dividing property and hopefully come to an agreement that is fair and just for both parties.