ABOUT FAMILY MEDIATORS ASSOCIATION

The FMA, established in 1988, is a membership organisation for family mediators. We are a lead body and member organisation of the Family Mediation Council (FMC), the umbrella for professional family mediators. (see www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk)

Our members offer:

  • Comprehensive family and hybrid mediation dealing with children, finance, property and pensions, whether arising from divorce, separation, cohabitation, civil partnership or pre- nuptial arrangements;
  • Public Funding (free Legal Aid) where appropriate;
  • Training, Consultancy and Leadership in the development of Family Mediation
  • A uniquely robust and flexible model of Appropriate Dispute Resolution based on an interdisciplinary community of family mediators adhering to the highest professional standards.

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What's happening now...

FMA's 25th Anniversary

Come and celebrate with FMA at a gala dinner on Tuesday 25th June and at the conference on Wednesday 26th June.
 
Location: Central Hall Westminster | Storey's Gate | Westminster | London | SW1H 9NH
 
Guest Speakers:
Gala Dinner: Cherie Blair QC
Conference: Lisa Parkinson, Lord McNally, Lord Justice Ryder
 
Conference Theme: Back to the Future: Then and Now
 
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The Views Of...

Lord Wilson
Justice of the Supreme Court, The Right Hon Lord Wilson of Culworth and President of the FMA

'When we face serious family problems, we still usually say to ourselves 'I must find a solicitor'. But in many (though not all) cases we would do better to say 'We must find a mediator'.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice

"People often find themselves involved in court actions when their disagreements might be better resolved between themselves at a much earlier stage and with a more satisfactory outcome, through processes such as mediation, rather than the 'winner takes all' approach offered by litigation".

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