{"id":99,"date":"2022-06-14T18:48:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2022-08-31T19:13:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:13:49","slug":"family-mediation-do-i-need-a-solicitor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/family-mediation-do-i-need-a-solicitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Mediation &#8211; Do I Need a Solicitor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>When Should I Engage a Solicitor?<\/h2>\n<p>This is up to you but engaging a solicitor can be very helpful especially if you are applying for a divorce and need to reach a financial settlement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-100\" src=\"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/solicitor-300x194.png\" alt=\"Image of a female with a computer and pen - solicitor\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/solicitor-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/solicitor-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/solicitor.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you may have a solicitor before you attend mediation as it is he\/she who refers you.\u00a0 However, you are free to appoint one whenever you like. At the end of mediation, a solicitor can be vital if you have agreed a financial settlement, whether or not you need to divorce.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e0ffff; padding: 10px;\"><strong>You are free to consult with your solicitor at all stages throughout the mediation process. This is especially helpful if you are discussing arrangements for children where an application to court may be necessary, or a Consent Order for your divorce.<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Should I Engage a Solicitor? This is up to you but engaging a solicitor can be very helpful especially if you are applying for a divorce and need to reach a financial settlement. Sometimes you may have a solicitor before you attend mediation as it is he\/she who refers you.\u00a0 However, you are free &#8230; <a title=\"Family Mediation &#8211; Do I Need a Solicitor?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/family-mediation-do-i-need-a-solicitor\/\" aria-label=\"More on Family Mediation &#8211; Do I Need a Solicitor?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-99","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368,"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/md8.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}