Children can be spared the trauma of stressful court battles if their separating parents use mediation, UK Family Justice Minister Lord McNally has said.
He made the claim as he signed a new pledge created by the English and Welsh family lawyers group Resolution as part of Family Dispute Resolution Week, which is raising awareness of non-confrontational methods of resolving family breakdown.
The Government wants more couples to use alternatives to court such as family mediation when resolving problems around issues such as child contact. It claims that these alternatives are less stressful than going to court and can also help people to reach longer lasting solutions for the better of any children involved. It can also be cheaper and quicker than taking a battle to court.
Family Justice Minister Lord McNally said:
“Mediation works and is the best option for children. We are committed to ensuring more people resolve disputes themselves, rather than go through the confrontational and stressful experience of going to court.
“When people separate we want them to do it in the least damaging way for everyone involved, especially children. That is why we want them to use the excellent services available to agree a way forward, rather than have one forced upon them by the Courts.”
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