Family Mediation

Our experienced mediators can help you reach agreement on issues within the family such as marital disagreements, separations, child custody, finances, probate issues and even conflicts in a family business.
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Overview

Family mediation solicitors

When a relationship or family situation changes, disagreements can understandably arise — whether about finances, arrangements for children, probate matters, or even conflicts within a family business. Family mediation offers a calm, structured environment where those involved can talk openly, explore solutions and make informed decisions about the future.

Mediation takes place once a relationship or family dynamic has broken down; it is not counselling or therapy. Instead, a trained family mediator guides discussions in a neutral, compassionate and non-judgmental way. They help you work through sensitive issues, from dividing assets and resolving estate or inheritance concerns, to agreeing the best way forward for a family-run business. This approach encourages cooperation, reduces conflict and can ease the emotional and financial strain often associated with court proceedings.

As family mediation lawyers, we also ensure you understand the legal context of your discussions. This means the agreements you reach are realistic, fair and capable of working in practice, giving everyone involved greater clarity and confidence for the future.

For many families or couples, working with a mediator can help to resolve issues in a more constructively way.  At Tees the family law department includes people who are both experienced mediators and also highly qualified and experienced solicitors. 

How we can help

If you’d like to meet one of our experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.

Tees is deeply committed to their clients and the family team at Tees is led by dedicated and committed partners whose professionalism percolates through the whole department.

What are the benefits of family mediation?

There are three main benefits:

  • it can help to keep things amicable; this not always the case, but the process of mediation focuses on good communication and understanding from everyone in the family involved in the dispute and that can support a more amicable solution being achieved.
  • final decisions are made by you rather than for you. If you go to court to sort out your issues a judge will make the decisions, which will then be imposed, whether you like them or not.
  • it’s often faster and cheaper than other options. Resolving matters through the courts or solicitors can take months, whereas mediation can take weeks.

If you are married and considering divorce, our mediators also offer divorce mediation.

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