Where Family Law Meets Common Sense

Child Custody and Parenting

As Family Dispute Resolutions mediators, we are specialists in helping parents negotiate the care arrangements for their children.

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Financial and Property Settlements

As Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners, we can help you negotiate a settlement quickly, fairly and at a fraction of the cost of using solicitors.

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Family Law Mediation

Our Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners help you take steps to reach a quick, cost effective, empowered solution that’s in the best interests of your children & you.

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How are we different?

The FDR Mediator you speak with at your initial no obligation 30 minute appointment, is the person who will stay with you until your separation is finalised.

Over 85% of our couples reach a mediated agreement (children and/or financial) and go on to finalise their separation within 6 months of first contacting us.

We have our own purpose built mediation rooms, plenty of easily accessible 4hr parking within walking distance of the office. We don’t charge for emails or phone calls.

What happens next?

You contact us via email, SMS or Phone and as soon as one of our specialist FDR Mediators is available, they will call you back to discuss all your options.

We are a real alternative to using solicitors when separating

We design a process that best suits our clients & their children’s needs.

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We Specialise in Family Law Matters

We are all qualified Family Dispute Resolutions Practitioners, we are all registered with the Attorney General’s Department of Australia and we are all experienced qualified mediators; some with other qualifications in family law, corporate law, psychology and conflict management.

Child Access Arrangements

We help parents discuss all aspects of the care and wellbeing of children, schooling, bedtimes, pickups and drop offs, Christmas, birthdays, coordinating parenting styles. In fact, any issue a parent wants to address.

Child Inclusive Practice

Considered ‘World’s Best Practice’ Child Inclusive Practice/Mediation, supports children and helps parents make better decisions.

High Conflict & Intervention Orders

We work with couples where there is high conflict and/or, an IVO in place. Our practitioners have specialist training in managing high conflict situations. Additionally, we offer Shuttle Mediation to help keep everyone safe.

Financial & Property Settlements

As specialist trained Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners, we can help you negotiate a settlement quickly, fairly and at a fraction of the cost of using solicitors.

Solicitor Assisted Mediations

For matters where a solicitor’s advice is needed, we facilitate your solicitor to attend your mediation with you.

60(I) Certificates

Should mediation fail, and your only recourse is to take your dispute to court, as registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners, we can issue a 60(I) Certificate allowing your matter to go to court.

Parenting Plans

A working document that acts as a blue print for separated couples. An agreement on how to co-parent. Our practitioners know the difficulties experienced by parents when trying to negotiate this document. We offer support, ideas and solutions for difficult problems.

Custody

In Australian law we use terms such as ‘access’ and ‘quality time spent with’. But no matter which term you use, we can help negotiate where children will live after you have separated.

Family Dispute Resolution (FDR)

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners are specialist mediators trained in Family Law & registered with the Attorney Generals Department. Specifically trained to help couples separate in a non-adversarial method. The only professionals allowed to issue a 60(I) certificate.

Access for Very Young Children

We have extensive experience helping parents of infants and very young children to organise access arrangements that put the child’s needs first.

Long Distance Mediations

We offer Shuttle, Telephone and Video Mediations

Consent Orders

We can help couples formalise their property and financial settlements utilising consent orders at a fraction of the cost of using solicitors.

Testimonials

Dear Dianne, Following on from your conversation a couple of days ago it would be my pleasure to assist you in any way with the current investigation that Robert has initiated.  I was also able to have my concerns over the current home based handover heard by my former partner. I was directed to you by my solicitor as l was having no success communicating with my former partner about a couple of issues. I was very happy with the service you provided. You were professional, clear about the process and our respective responsibilities and we achieved a positive resolution. I greatly appreciated your help in finally getting my former partner to mediations and your impartiality.

Virginia

I have sent you a few clients recently and wanted to send you some positive feedback. The clients I have referred to you have felt heard, understood and supported (within reason) and I am grateful for your assistance.

Senior Associate C&T, LS Lawyers

We thank you for your letter. Your comments in respect of the Husband are noted, and we are pleased to inform you that we have today received an offer of settlement from his lawyers — a positive step indeed. We thank you for your assistance in this matter and will certainly refer you to any of our clients who are seeking to attend mediation before attempting to reach agreement through legal means.

Rebecca

Even though my situation is a very difficult one and we didn’t end up with a successful mediation, I found the process of mediation very helpful. I now understand how access and family law works; our mediator gave me some strategies for dealing with my ex and in the end, I know I have done all I can for my kids.

Sam

Dianne worked with us to sort through what was important and helped us put together a Parenting Plan that we both agreed with. It wasn’t easy and we both had to compromise; but in the end, we have an agreement that puts our children’s needs first.  Thank you so much 

Tracey

Dianne is warm and approachable. She is thoroughly professional and fantastic at “de-jargonising” all aspects of the law which apply to property settlement, ensuring that both parties are reassured with a full understanding of the process. She has a gift for making sure each party feels heard in a safe, unbiased arena and keeping negotiations on track.

Faye

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Bayside Mediation | Child Focused, Child Inclusive Mediation
Phone : +61 3 9553 6491 | 539 Highett Road, Highett

Located in Highett, Bayside Mediation service clients throughout Bayside, including but not limited to CBD, Port Philip, Glen Eira, Frankston And Mornington Peninsula

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