Hi all
Just wondering if anyone knows much about child custody and stuff.
I seem to of got a grasp of the whole process but would like to bypass official mediation as there is an amicable agreement already made, however we would prefer to set this in stone in court.
Apparently the court can send you to mediation but when I looked into it you can sign a form to show that you don't need mediation as both parties basically have nothing to argue about.
Does anyone know if the court would bypass mediation on still make a court order or would they just decide as it is amicable then they don't need to make a court order?
Our solicitor said there is no point paying her huge fees for a court order as she won't actually do anything bar fill out forms and introduce us to the court something that we can do very easily ourselves, but she did suggest the mediation route, this confuses me so as said is there anyone who's been down this road that could state whether or not we need mediation.
Thank you for your time
Just wondering if anyone knows much about child custody and stuff.
I seem to of got a grasp of the whole process but would like to bypass official mediation as there is an amicable agreement already made, however we would prefer to set this in stone in court.
Apparently the court can send you to mediation but when I looked into it you can sign a form to show that you don't need mediation as both parties basically have nothing to argue about.
Does anyone know if the court would bypass mediation on still make a court order or would they just decide as it is amicable then they don't need to make a court order?
Our solicitor said there is no point paying her huge fees for a court order as she won't actually do anything bar fill out forms and introduce us to the court something that we can do very easily ourselves, but she did suggest the mediation route, this confuses me so as said is there anyone who's been down this road that could state whether or not we need mediation.
Thank you for your time
