Where should we go from here?

That consultation, as with all consultations, will be conducted in complete confidence.

Consultations take place in relaxing country surroundings in the Mediation Suite of Stephanie Hollidge-Goode's home-office, in the village of Hawkley in Hampshire.  Hawkley is easily accessible by car and is shown on the map. The nearest train stations, served by Waterloo and other main stations, are Liss or Petersfield (5 minutes or 10 minutes away by car respectively).

If, following upon that initial consultation, you both decide that you wish to engage in the Mediation Process, Mrs. Hollidge-Goode will agree with you those areas upon which you seek Mediation. Since all the decision making is yours, rather than your Mediator’s, you decide upon those issues which need to be resolved; and how frequently you wish to meet jointly with your Mediator to discuss them. No pressure is put on you, since you work together to arrive at agreements and decisions. Nothing is forced upon you.

The aim of your Mediator will be to assist you in reaching an agreement with which you are both content, as soon as is reasonably possible, but the length of time which the Mediation Process takes will depend largely upon yourselves, and the complexity of the issues involved.

If you jointly decide, after the initial free consultation, to go ahead with the Mediation Process, you will be asked jointly to enter into an Agreement for Mediation, a sample of which will be made available to you at your initial consultation, or prior to this at your request.

That agreement will incorporate, for example, your joint acceptance throughout the Mediation Process, to work together in a spirit of goodwill towards reaching agreements in a fair and co-operative way,  and one which considers your joint needs, as well as your individual needs — and, if you have children, the needs of the family as a whole.

Where property or financial issues are involved, you will be asked to agree to make full and frank disclosure of your respective financial positions, and to provide to your Mediator and (through her) to your partner, all supporting documentation in support of your financial position. 

Either party to the Mediation process may terminate the process at any time. Equally, if either party is unwilling to adhere, at any stage in the process, to work with the other or the Mediator in accordance with the initial agreement reached, e.g. by being reluctant to make full and frank disclosure of his or her financial position, your Mediator will be obliged to terminate the process.

If you and your partner/spouse are interested in discussing the Mediation process, kindly telephone Stephanie Hollidge-Goode’s P.A., Amanda Buxton, who will be pleased to arrange a free initial consultation for you both or to send you our free brochure, explaining how mediation may be able to help you. The best time to telephone is during weekday mornings.

Alternatively, if you would like to discuss aspects of the Mediation Process with Stephanie Hollidge-Goode direct, before arranging an initial consultation, please feel free to telephone her direct. If she is not immediately available, she will return your call as soon as she is free to do so. You can also write to her by fax on 01420 538508, or by email to enquiries@mediation-services.co.uk.