Mediation Fees

If you are on a low income and / or receive welfare benefits, Clarity Works offers legally aided mediation which means that the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) will pay your mediation fees.

Mediation Fees for Privately Paying Clients

Clarity Works’ fees are competitive if you are a privately paying client. Mediation fees are usually significantly cheaper than seeking legal representation through the Courts.

Mediation Assessment Information Meeting

£100 Single Client
£180 Joint Clients

Mediation Sessions (Duration 90 Minutes)

Gross income per client under £60,000 – Each session is £150 per client
Gross income per client of £60,000 or over – Each session is £180 per client

Child Mediation Session with child or group of children – £150 per session

Paperwork

Open Financial Summary – £100 per hour per client
Memorandum of Understanding – £100 per hour per client
Detailed Parenting Plan – £150 per hour per client

Signing Court Forms

£30 per form

Legal Aid

Clarity Works has a contract with the Legal Aid Agency, so if you are on a low income or claiming welfare benefits such as Income Support, Universal Credit, Employment Support Allowance, you may be entitled to mediation free of charge. Where one party is granted legally aided mediation (free mediation), the other party will benefit also by receiving their initial meeting, the Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) and the first mediation session at no cost, even if they themselves are not eligible for legally aided mediation

If you would like to be considered for legally aided mediation, a mediator will assess your eligibility during a MIAM.

Many solicitors are no longer able to offer Legal Aid to resolve family matters, therefore mediation is now the main source of government funding for resolving family problems.

Sophie, Weybridge

“Thank you so much. Prior to mediation, me and my ex could barely look at each other and would always find ways of blaming each other. We just could not agree on hardly anything to do with our boys. We were stuck in the past and how we had hurt each other in our marriage. Our mediator at Clarity Works had a way of talking to us and asking questions that would help us to discuss the issues that really mattered to both of us regarding our children. We were able to agree on arrangements for our 2 boys that have worked out best for us as parents and most of all for our boys. We are now civil to one another and realise that it is essential for the well-being for our family.”

Kunle, Woking

“I had no idea about the power of mediation and the difference it would make to me and my children’s lives both now and in the future. We are so relieved that we avoided the courts and were able to resolve our issues in a more amicable and effective way. Thank you.”

Joseph, Farnborough

“I really did not know what to expect with mediation and felt terror just thinking that I would lose out so much - my children, the family property and my financial situation. I was wrong. Mediation helped us both to understand what was possible by looking at all sorts of options to make the most of what we had to offer as parents. Don’t get me wrong, it was tough, but we worked it out together with the assistance of our mediator. I now feel relieved and know that we have made good decisions together for our family’s future.”

Valencia, Chertsey

“One of our daughters has special needs. We were able to discuss and agree in mediation how we will tackle the challenges she faces. Our mediator created an atmosphere that made me feel secure. I felt that she was sensitive to our vulnerabilities. She knew when to be tough with us, when to empathise which helped us to appreciate what challenges we were facing as individuals and as a family. She did not judge us but helped focus our minds on our children and how our separation had impacted on them. We were able to work out what we hoped for and what our concerns were as a family. We have put in place arrangements to restore our family as separated parents.”