National Family Mediation welcomes the extra £10 million pounds the government is making available for mediation services. We also support the changes being made in the law to promote shared parenting after divorce.

National Family Mediation is the largest provider of mediation in the country. We have 47 services and carry out 16,000 mediations a year. We have an 83%success rate in helping parents make contact arrangements by agreement.

Jane Robey, CEO of National Family Mediation says “We promote shared parenting after divorce as the best way to support children. Many parents who come to us have not seen their children for years as a result of court orders and are now able to resume contact through agreements. Changes in the law will go some way to change that, but mediation will always be better than court as a way of making long term arrangements for children”.

NFM Mediators are trained in Family law, property and finance. They are also experts in conflict resolution. 

Paul Wallis, who has a young daughter, says “The mediator helped us make arrangements we are both happy with without going to court. I think it is important for our daughter that she has time with both of us”.

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Note: National Audit Office figures on legally-aided mediation show that the average time for a mediated case to be completed is 110 days, compared to 435 days for court cases on similar issues. Mediation is also cheaper than going to court - data from Legal Aid cases show the average cost per client of mediation is £535 compared to £2,823 for cases going to court.