Are you thinking about a divorce or legal separation? Do you want to get this difficult time behind you and establish a life plan going forward? Only YOU know what's in your best interests and the best interests of YOUR children!
Using mediation means you can speak to your partner, find out what they want and tell them what you want with an independent mediator who will help the proceedings along without confrontation.
Once you retain a solicitor/lawyer not only does the money start to go ker-ching ker-ching!! (and not in your direction) but the matter becomes adversarial. Your legal representative is there to do a job which may or may not give an outcome in your best interests. So before you take on a solicitor/lawyer check out what mediation can do for you.
When I went to see my solicitor he advised me it was better not to talk to my husband. In my case my husband wouldn't speak to me anyway but if I could have used mediation I would have.
This is a company in the US offering mediation services. Think about this idea - the outcome of mediation could be far better and cheaper than processing everything through the courts. http://www.divorcemediation.us.com/
You can put your postcode in on this UK site (relate) and find the nearest mediator. http://www.relate.org.uk/find-your-nearest-service/index.html
