Parry Coates Mediations offers an alternative process for the resolution of legal disputes.

Mediation is optional prior to litigation, however if Court proceedings have been commenced, it often occurs pursuant to an order made by the Judge or by consent between the parties. Mediation occurs when the parties and/or their legal representatives jointly appoint a mediator (third party) to assist them to manage and resolve their issues and concerns.

Once the mediator is engaged, the process involves confidential negotiations and option generation discussions to encourage parties to arrive at their own, mutually acceptable outcomes. A mediation process is about parents (or others) making decisions about ‘their’ children and ‘their’ financial future. A mediated agreement is one which gives certainty to the parties as opposed to an outcome imposed upon them by a Judge, who has no relationship with the children and no interest in the distribution of property.

Rebecca Parry and Daniel Coates are both Nationally Accredited Mediators, registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners specialising in family law. They are available to facilitate your mediation throughout Queensland and northern New South Wales and can facilitate the mediation at your solicitor’s office, avoiding the cost of room hire.