Summary:

Mediation is usually the first step you take before court. Or it can be ordered by the court. This episode covers all the things around mediation. What to expect, what will happen, how to prepare and what the possible outcomes may be. Lyn talks you through the process so that you will be familiar and more at ease with a mediation before you attend your own. Laura asks her Mother all the questions you wish you could ask a lawyer.

You don't want to miss:

• How to find out how to prepare.
• How to make the most out of your mediation.
• How mediation works.
• Who is involved?
• How to choose your mediator.
• Can you do mediation without a family lawyer?
• What happens if you cannot resolve everything?
• What are the next steps?
• An owl flying into the window while we were recording.

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• 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732

• WOMEN'S SHELTER SERVICE http://www.dvconnect.org/womensline/about-womens-shelters/
• LEGAL AID: https://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au

• Lifeline 13 11 14

• Mensline Australia 1300 789 978

• Kids Help Line 1800 551 800

• Aboriginal Family Domestic Violence Hotline 1800 019 123

• Relationships Australia https://www.relationships.org.au

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