Hastings
Family Mediation in Hastings
You are not the first person to sit where you are sitting, and there is a way through it. Our Hastings mediators help separating couples agree arrangements for their children and their finances, privately and at their own pace.
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Children & Parenting
Where children live, time with each parent, holidays and parenting plans.
Explore child arrangementsDivorce & Separation
Practical decisions about the home, savings, debts, pensions and income.
Explore separation mediationFinances & Property
Financial disclosure, property outcomes, pensions and other financial matters.
Explore financial mediationI'm Not Sure Where to Start
Understand your options and whether mediation is right for you.
Talk to usHow mediation works
A clear process, focused on solutions.
Mediation gives you a structured space to talk, explore options and reach your own decisions with the support of an impartial expert.
Learn more about mediation- 01
Get in touch
Call or send an enquiry to understand the next step.
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MIAM / Assessment
We explain the process and check suitability.
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Mediation Sessions
Work through the important issues with your mediator.
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Work Towards Agreement
Explore options and record what has been agreed.
Funding
You may be able to get help with the cost.
The Ministry of Justice voucher scheme can contribute up to £500 per eligible person.
Work it out
The money question, answered before you call.
Three calculators built on the figures we actually charge in Hastings. Nothing is sent anywhere and nothing is stored.
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Property Equity Calculator for Hastings
Work out the equity in your home and what each share looks like after the costs of selling.
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What Family Mediation Costs in Hastings
See what the MIAM and the joint sessions come to, and what the £500 voucher leaves you to pay.
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Mediation or Court in Hastings: What Each Costs
Compare what mediation costs against a contested hearing, on your own figures.
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Our services
Helping you resolve what matters.
Family Mediation Services in Hastings
The core mediation process for separating families.
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Divorce & Separation Mediation in Hastings
Work through practical decisions about your future.
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Child Arrangements Mediation in Hastings
Create clear, child-focused arrangements that work.
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Financial & Property Mediation in Hastings
Resolve financial and property matters fairly.
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MIAM in Hastings: Mediation Information & Assessment Meeting
The statutory first meeting, and what it decides.
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Legal Aid & the £500 Mediation Voucher in Hastings
Check whether the £500 voucher or legal aid applies.
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Child Inclusive Mediation in Hastings
A separate, confidential conversation for your child.
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Debt Mediation in Hastings: Dividing Loans and Liabilities
Allocate loans and liabilities, in writing.
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Mortgage and Separation Planning in Hastings
Who pays now, and what happens to the house.
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Parenting Plans in Hastings: Our Child's Plan
The week, the handovers and the holidays, agreed.
Learn moreOur locations
Local knowledge. National service.
We provide family mediation in the following areas.
Guides & answers
Clear information when you need it.
Expert guides and answers to the questions we are asked most.
Visit our guidesWhere is the family court in Hastings?
The local court is Hastings County Court and Family Court, located at The Law Courts, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1QX. Attending a MIAM is mandatory under Family Procedure Rules before private applications can be submitted.
Are vouchers available for child mediation in Hastings?
Yes, eligible parents discussing child arrangements can receive a £500 non-repayable voucher from the Ministry of Justice scheme to offset mediation costs directly.
What if communication between us has completely broken down?
We offer shuttle mediation where you remain in separate rooms (or separate online video rooms). The mediator shuttles between you, ensuring constructive negotiations without face-to-face conflict.
Which parts of Hastings and East Sussex do you cover?
We work across TN34, TN35, TN37 and TN38, covering the Old Town, Ore, Silverhill, Hollington, St Leonards-on-Sea and West St Leonards. Property here ranges from Victorian seaside terraces to converted coastal flats, and valuations between those types differ enough that an independent appraisal is usually worth having before a settlement is agreed.
How do handovers usually work for Hastings families?
Coastal geography makes distance deceptive here, so plans that work are built around actual journey time rather than the map. The A21 London Road and the A259 seaside route are the two that matter. Most families settle on a neutral handover point or a school handover, and where children attend Hastings Academy or Ark Alexandra Academy the term-time routine is usually fixed first and the holidays negotiated around it.
Family Mediation in Hastings: Family Mediation across Hastings (TN34, TN35, TN37, TN38).
Mediation Direct Hastings Centre
Local office for Hastings
Working in Hastings
East Sussex family matters originating throughout Hastings, St Leonards-on-Sea, and the surrounding coastal villages are administered by the Hastings County Court and Family Court situated at The Law Courts on Bohemia Road. The challenging coastal geography and regional transit bottlenecks across the 1066 Country circuit make formal court litigation exceptionally stressful and time-consuming. Mediation Direct provides local families across the Old Town, Ore Valley, Silverhill, and Hollington with an impartial, empowering dispute resolution framework.
Local property throughout the TN34, TN35, TN37, and TN38 postal districts includes Victorian seaside terraces, converted coastal apartments, and residential properties throughout West St Leonards. In financial mediation, we assist couples in evaluating independent property appraisals, mortgage capacity calculations, and public sector pension allocations, ensuring both households attain sustainable housing post-separation.
Parenting plan discussions in Hastings carefully consider school transit logistics across local academies such as Hastings Academy and Ark Alexandra Academy. We assist parents in establishing structured, alternating holiday rotas and neutral handover points along the A21 London Road and the A259 seaside route, removing children from adult conflict while preserving nurturing relationships with both parents.
Hastings at a glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Area | Hastings |
| Postcodes covered | TN34, TN35, TN37, TN38 |
| Team members covering Hastings | 25+ |
| Typical cost | £120 - £180 per session |
| Governed by | Family Procedure Rules 2010, Part 3, Family Mediation Council |
| Areas served | St Leonards-on-Sea, Old Town, Ore, Silverhill, Hollington |












