CASE STUDY 3

Find out how mediation can help you sort issues with your ex-partner and decide arrangements together following divorce and separation.

Case Study 3

Ian and Sarah were considering the arrangements around their divorce proceedings and what would happen to their two children after the process was complete. They decided that mediation would be the best way forward for them to sort out their problems and to minimise the impact on the children.

They had both read through the information on our website and we had spoken to each of them on the phone about mediation.

Case Study 3 of Family Mediation Claire and Nathan

A complex financial situation

A financial entanglement

Claire and Nathan had been married for a number of years when they approached us as they progressed towards a divorce and needed to discuss their finances and how they could resolve their issues moving forward.

They were busy professionals, in their later years of their working lives, and they had complex, inter-related, financial affairs.

They owned a large house with a joint mortgage and a property in Spain. They also owned a number of shares and had multiple savings accounts.

There seemed to be no way in which their financial affairs could ever be sorted out with their current tension and disagreements. Claire, in particular, had considered taking Nathan to court in order to find a resolution. She earned a little less than Nathan and felt that she had been held back in her career to look after the children. She wanted an additional share of the divorce settlement to make up for this lost income.

Mediation meetings

Both Claire and Nathan wanted to pursue mediation when they had found out about how much their solicitor’s costs would have been.

They both agreed that these fees would eat into any proceeds from the divorce and leave less for each of them. After an initial online meeting (MIAM - Mediation Information Assessment Meeting) in order to confirm that this would be a suitable case for mediation, we progressed with them to a series of joint online mediation meetings.

Our experienced and professional mediator was able work with the couple in order to help them to consider all of the financial issues which they might have to deal with now, and in the future. For example, the couple decided that they no longer required their house and they would be better off splitting the proceeds so that they could pursue new lives.

Nathan agreed that Claire could keep the Spanish property in her sole name as long as that meant they could split the other assets on an equal basis.

The agreement

The couple signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which they both created as a result of the mediation meetings and which was in both their mutual interests.
This not only covered current, but also future, financial arrangements so that both Claire and Nathan could each pursue an independent, secure, financial future.

CONCLUSION - Speak to Aspire Family Mediation

Through Aspire Family Mediation and our expert mediator, this family was able to resolve their differences disputes was able to find a positive path forward with their disagreements to find ways to agree on their issues in order to separate amicably.

Aspire Family Mediation offers a cost-effective and stress-free way to address family disputes with dignity. Ready to move forward? Call Aspire Family Mediation today at 01908 966 008 or complete our contact form to arrange a callback at a time suitable for you —let us guide you toward a resolution that works for everyone.