The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme will continue for the 2026/27 financial year.
Launched in 2021 to encourage mediation and reduce family conflict on separation, the scheme provides financial support to help separating couples resolve arrangements for children with less stress and cost. Family Law in Partnership has supported people through the scheme since its launch.
What the scheme offers
The scheme provides up to £500 per family towards mediation. It is designed to support discussions about children or child-related financial matters. It does not cover disputes that are only about finances.
How it works
Once both of you have attended a MIAM and your mediator confirms mediation is suitable, an application can be made on your behalf. At Family Law in Partnership, this is handled by our Mediation Coordinator, Wendy Hoare. In order to participate both of you will need to sign a consent form and complete a short anonymous questionnaire at the end of the process.
The voucher cannot be used for a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM). It applies to your first mediation session only.
Key points to note
- The scheme is limited to one voucher per family.
- There is not a physical voucher. The money is paid directly to the firm and you will see the deduction accounted for on your invoice.
Family Mediation at Family Law in Partnership
Our mediators cover all family issues ranging from divorce and separation (including finance and housing matters) to children matters (including where your child might live and contact issues, international relocation of children and schooling) and mediation in relation to pre- and post-nuptial, civil partnership and cohabitation agreements. Our mediators offer mediation in relation to both domestic and cross border family disputes including international child abduction, access and custody cases.
We offer all types of family mediation including:
- Sole and co-mediation. One or two mediators working together.
- Child inclusive mediation. When child inclusive mediation takes place, the mediator will, with the child’s consent, feed their views back into the overall mediation process. We have years of experience in this field and four of our mediators are trained in this area.
- Civil/commercial model of mediation. We have four mediators trained in this area.
- Mediation in cases involving child abduction. We have one mediator who is a specialist in this field.
- Crunch-point mediation. This is intended for disputes which have reached a crunch-point when everyone knows the case should settle but cannot see how it can settle. Read more about crunch-point mediation.
- Hybrid mediation.
If you would like to find out more about the scheme or how we can support you with mediation, please contact Wendy Hoare at wh@flip.co.uk.
