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Family law mediation is a settlement process whereby a dispute can be negotiated through a private mediation process rather than utilising the court. There are several acronyms in this process, one is ADR which stands for “Alternate Dispute Resolution”. ADR can take many forms but effectively...

Mediation is a way of resolving disputes between people in conflict, usually facilitated by a neutral person. Separated families are encouraged to use family mediation to help resolve their disputes about children, instead of using the family law courts. The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) stipulates that where parties have a dispute about a...

The short answer is no.  Both parties can mediate with or without a lawyer present.  If parties agree to mediate without lawyers, we do recommend they obtain legal advice as to their rights and entitlements before mediation.  However, this is not compulsory. If parties choose to...