"Divorce has to involve lawyers?"  Does it?

"Splitting  up often has a large legal element to it."  What makes you so sure?

There are so many myths in separation and divorce and one of the most damaging ones stems from the traditional belief that separation and divorce is largely a legal matter, best negotiated through lawyers, or if this fails, fought through courts. This has resulted in unrealistic expectations of what lawyers can do for clients, compounded by some lawyers shaping expectations to fit in the legal framework with resultant acrimony and expense.

There are other ways of reaching agreement - ways which will enable couples to reach their own jointly negotiated settlement, at low cost, both financially and emotionally and long term - especially important for people with children.

We have already covered how people can do much of the work themselves in Steps 3:  Do you really need a Family Lawyer? and Step 4: Can you afford to divorce?  in the unique 5 step programme of recordings and transcripts called Breaking up in a Downturn - 5 Steps to transforming crisis into certainty which is aimed at helping people understand how they can makeup - or breakup - during this recession. You may have been surprised to learn just how much you can do yourself and how much you can save - if you want to.

But not everyone can - or wants to - do the donkey work themselves and for those people who can work it out together, they may need some help in doing so from an independent family mediator. 

In this fifth and final step in the unique 5 step programme of recordings and transcripts called Breaking up in a Downturn - 5 Steps to transforming crisis into certainty we discuss  Family Mediation - what is it and what does it take to make it work? Those questions and many more are put to our guest speaker Family Mediator Lorraine Schaffer who will be offering advice and insights into the opportunities parents or (former) couples have to discuss financial and parenting issues together, with the assistance of a mediator, to reach a jointly negotiated settlement.

Family Mediation - a low cost way of reaching agreement is an audio recording of a webinar by family mediator Lorraine Schaffer and its 18 page transcript and is available as Step 5 in the 5 part Breaking up in a Downturn program which can be bought individually (£16.97), or as a complete program (£47.97).

Lorraine Schaffer is a highly experienced Family Mediator, and director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution at the Institute of Family Therapy in London. She is also a lecturer in conflict resolution at Birkbeck College and passionate about helping children, so you will also again some unique insights into dealing with family conflict.

What you will discover

• What to do if you are one of the many people just can't afford the cost of going through divorce proceedings. 
• How Family Mediation offers separating and divorcing couples a low cost way reach a jointly negotiated settlement. 
• Why mediation can help you avoid court. 
• That a conflict resolution approach for other kinds of family disputes saves relationships, stress and expense. 
• Tips for you to use to employ resolution technique and avoid litigation. 
• Tips to save sanity - and family assets - at this difficult time eg. better communication techniques. 
• When to spot if your children are being adversely affected and what to do.   

Order yours here  Order Step 5: Family Mediation - a low cost way of reaching agreement   18 page transcription and audio recording in the Breaking up in a Downturn program here for delivery to your InBox promptly in PDF and MP2 format. 

This material is priced at just £16.97 and can be read alone, or as part of the  5 Step programme.  Click the button here to order - you will be directed to our secure shopping cart where you can pay by PayPal or credit or debit card:

You can order your copy securely by PayPal here, it takes just a couple of clicks. You do not have to have a PayPal account to purchase this product. You may use any credit or debit card. The link to use your credit/debit card is on the left of the PayPal Buy page that you will see when you complete and click through the shopping cart pages. You may use either PayPal or a normal credit/debit card.

Alternatively, read about the other 5 steps in the Breaking up in a Downturn - 5 Steps to transforming crisis into certainty here which are priced at £16.97 individually, or £47.97 for all 5 Steps. Steps 3-5 are delivered with our legal, financial and family mediator experts who answer the most common questions which are arising as a result of relationship breakdown in the current economic climate. The 5 steps are:

1. How to avoid the 5 worst thing which can happen

2. Makeup or Breakup?

3. Do You really need a Family Lawyer?

4. Can You afford to Divorce?

5. Family Mediation - a low cost way of reaching Agreement. (this one)

NB. All the Breaking up in a Downturn - 5 Steps to transforming crisis into certainty reports, transcripts and recordings can be dipped into regularly as you take steps to understand what is happening and how you can progress. 

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