If An Agreement Is Not Reached

Occasionally, parties in a mediation do not reach agreement.

Where parties are unable to reach an agreement, the discussions will move towards negotiating future settlement options.

This may include things like:

• Creating a joint statement of issues to narrow the scope of a litigated trial
• Obtaining an Early Neutral Evaluation from a qualified Family Law Barrister
• Attending upon a qualified arbitrator
• Considering further mediation

In most cases, a mediator's report is given to the parties outlining the outstanding issues and providing the mediator's notes of matters discussed and chaired in the joint sessions.