Private family dispute resolution and mediations
(a division of GLR Law)
ABOUT US
GLR Law mediations principal is Gemma Adams, a lawyer with 14 years experience and an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP). Gemma is a private mediator, who is trained and accredited to facilitate both property and parenting matters in family law proceedings. Gemma utilises a child focused facilitative and/or settlement model of mediation (depending on the particular parties situation). Gemma is also trained in domestic violence risk assessment and minimisation.
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Family Dispute Resolution for parenting and property matters with both full and half day options available. A typical mediation will include invitations to mediate to both parties, intake sessions with each party (privately) for 1 - 1 1/2 hours and either a 4 hour or 8 hour mediation. If mediation cannot take place for some reason, or the parties cannot resolve the parenting and property matters at the mediation, a s60I certificates may be issued. Gemma is fully insured and accredited by both the Attorney General's department and the Queensland Law Society.
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OUR SERVICES
Benefits of mediation/
family dispute resolution
There are many benefits to parties involved in family law parenting and property disputes to attend family dispute resolution (FDR) or mediation which we outline below.
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It is a pre-action requirement for parenting matters (in most cases)
The most recent family court rules and practice directions require parties to attempt FDR or mediation before filing Court proceedings for parenting matters (there are of course some exceptions to this). Additionally, parties are required to have undertaken financial disclosure and genuine attempts to resolve the matter before filing for property matters. FDR/mediation fulfils those pre-action requirements.
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Reduces issues that are in dispute between the parties
Even if parties are unable to resolve their property and parenting proceedings at FDR/mediation, the mediation process normally, at the very least, allows the narrowing of issues in dispute between the parties which, in turn, reduces the time and cost of any future parenting and property mediations.
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High success rates
Mediations, when conducted by a qualified and trained mediator, traditionally have a very high success rate in settling disputes without the need to go to Court. The benefits of settling your property or parenting matter without going to Court cannot be understated - litigation is expensive, stressful, can cause further damage to the parties co-parenting relationship and deplete the parties property pool (in respect of property matters) significantly. Additionally, Court proceedings are inherently uncertain and no one (not even a Solicitor) can provide a guarantee of success. Settling at mediation allows you, the parties, to take control of the outcome with certainty.
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Improves communication and understanding between the parties
Attending mediation will provide an opportunity for both parties to discuss, in a structured and facilitated environment, what they see as the real issues/concerns in respect of parenting and property and why that is an issue. With communication often being an issue in property and parenting matters, the structured environment of FDR/mediation assists the parties communicate with each other in a way that they have been unable to do between themselves. This improved communication often lasts long after the mediation/FDR is over.