NSW Court Based FDR

[Ajay65]

Hi, I have a child custody case in family court. We had received the child expert report and some recommendations by the child expert for increase in time for other parent.

We went to mediation and I offered other party what was recommended in the family report. The other parent was asking for increased overnight time than what was recommended in the report with additional holiday time.

The mediation failed with some consent orders for overnight time to start for the other parent. The Judge has now ordered us to go for a court based mediation with a registrar instead of a trial.

Does anyone know how this mediation is different from others and how will the outcome of this mediation be different from the previous one?

Thanks

 

[CSFLW]

Without seeing the orders is the Court based mediation order pursuant to s 13 (b) of the family law act?

 

[Ajay65]

Hi, I have a child custody case in family court. We had received the child expert report and some recommendations by the child expert for increase in time for other parent.

We went to mediation and I offered other party what was recommended in the family report. The other parent was asking for increased overnight time than what was recommended in the report with additional holiday time.

The mediation failed with some consent orders for overnight time to start for the other parent. The Judge has now ordered us to go for a court based mediation with a registrar instead of a trial.

Does anyone know how this mediation is different from others and how will the outcome of this mediation be different from the previous one?

Thanks

Court based mediation order pursuant to 13C(1)(b) of the Family Law Act

 

[CSFLW]

Okay.

Then which mediation did you attend prior to the order from the judge and what date was the mediation.

BTW you shouldn't disclose the offers made in mediation.

 

[Ajay65]

Court based mediation order pursuant to 13C(1)(b) of the Family Law Act

The prior mediation was with relationship australia

 

[CSFLW]

This mediation would have been before filing proceedings in the Court.

The child expert report would have been provided during court proceedings.

The registrar conducting the court based mediation will consider the findings of expert report and guide the parties to finalise the matter.

Court based mediation is a lot more detailed.