# Cavendish Family Mediation > Premier FMC-Accredited Family Mediation across the South East & East Anglia ## Overview & Regulatory Accreditation - Practice Name: Cavendish Family Mediation (Cavendish Family Mediation Practice Ltd) - Primary URL: https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/ - Accreditation: Family Mediation Council (FMC) - Core Statutory Mandate: Section 10, Children and Families Act 2014 & Family Procedure Rules 2010 Part 3 - Service Area: South East England & East Anglia (Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Sussex) - Telephone: 03300 100 217 (03300100217) - Email: enquiries@cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk ## Practice Directory & Key Portals - [Home](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/): FMC Accredited Family Mediation & Fast MIAM Assessments - [All Mediation Services](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/services/): Overview of accredited dispute resolution pathways - [Regional Practice Locations](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/): Comprehensive South East catchment directory - [Practice Background & Ethics](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/about/): FMC professional code of conduct and mediator credentials - [Book Assessment & Contact](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/contact/): Confidential booking intake and crisis lines - [Complete Site Sitemap](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/sitemap/): Full architectural page index and navigation directory - [Privacy Policy](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/privacy/): GDPR compliance and statutory mediation confidentiality - [Terms of Engagement](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/terms/): Practice standards and fee transparency ## Core Mediation Services - [MIAM (Mediation Information & Assessment Meeting)](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/services/miam-assessment/): The statutory court-mandated assessment required before initiating court applications for children or financial orders. Fast, confidential, and FMC-accredited. (Statutory Basis: Section 10, Children and Families Act 2014 & Family Procedure Rules 2010 Part 3) - [Child Arrangements Mediation](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/services/child-arrangements/): Constructive, child-centred mediation to agree parenting schedules, living arrangements, holiday rotas, and schooling following separation. (Statutory Basis: Section 8, Children Act 1989 & Parental Responsibility Principles) - [Financial Settlements & Clean Break Mediation](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/services/financial-mediation/): Transparent, structured resolution of property, mortgages, pensions, savings, and maintenance following divorce or separation. (Statutory Basis: Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 Section 25 & Civil Partnership Act 2004) - [All-Issues Family Mediation](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/services/all-issues-mediation/): A unified, seamless mediation process resolving child arrangements, housing, and financial settlements together in one coordinated pathway. (Statutory Basis: Children Act 1989 & Matrimonial Causes Act 1973) ## Regional Practice Locations & Coverage - [Family Mediation Ipswich](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/suffolk/ipswich/): Serving Ipswich and surrounding Suffolk communities. Regional court reference: Ipswich County Court and Family Court. - [Family Mediation Lowestoft](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/suffolk/lowestoft/): Serving Lowestoft and surrounding Suffolk communities. Regional court reference: Norwich Combined Court Centre / Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court. - [Family Mediation Bury St Edmunds](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/suffolk/bury-st-edmunds/): Serving Bury St Edmunds and surrounding Suffolk communities. Regional court reference: Bury St Edmunds Combined Court / Ipswich Family Court. - [Family Mediation Southend-on-Sea](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/essex/southend-on-sea/): Serving Southend-on-Sea and surrounding Essex communities. Regional court reference: Southend County Court and Family Court. - [Family Mediation Colchester](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/essex/colchester/): Serving Colchester and surrounding Essex communities. Regional court reference: Colchester Magistrates’ Court and Family Court. - [Family Mediation Chelmsford](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/essex/chelmsford/): Serving Chelmsford and surrounding Essex communities. Regional court reference: Chelmsford Justice Centre. - [Family Mediation Maidstone](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/kent/maidstone/): Serving Maidstone and surrounding Kent communities. Regional court reference: Maidstone Combined Court Centre. - [Family Mediation Gillingham](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/kent/gillingham/): Serving Gillingham and surrounding Kent communities. Regional court reference: Medway County Court and Family Court. - [Family Mediation Dartford](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/kent/dartford/): Serving Dartford and surrounding Kent communities. Regional court reference: Dartford County Court and Family Court / Medway Family Court. - [Family Mediation Brighton and Hove](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/sussex/brighton-and-hove/): Serving Brighton and Hove and surrounding Sussex communities. Regional court reference: Brighton Hearing Centre (Family Court). - [Family Mediation Eastbourne](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/sussex/eastbourne/): Serving Eastbourne and surrounding Sussex communities. Regional court reference: Eastbourne County Court and Family Court / Hastings Family Court. - [Family Mediation Worthing](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/locations/sussex/worthing/): Serving Worthing and surrounding Sussex communities. Regional court reference: Worthing County Court and Family Court. ## Practical Guidance & Family Law Knowledge Bank - [What Happens to a House Deposit Provided by Parents in Divorce? UK Family Law Guide](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/blog/house-deposit-provided-by-parents-divorce-mediation/): How English family courts and mediation treat "Bank of Mum and Dad" deposit contributions, gifts vs loans, Deeds of Trust, and ring-fencing non-matrimonial wealth. - [I Used My Inheritance to Pay Off Our Mortgage: What Happens When We Separate?](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/blog/inherited-money-used-for-mortgage-separation-mediation/): Non-matrimonial property, mingling of inherited capital into the matrimonial home, and how mediation constructs fair financial clean breaks. - [Can a Parent Relocate with a Child Within the UK? Internal Relocation Law](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/blog/can-parent-relocate-with-child-uk-internal-relocation/): Legal rules governing internal relocation within England, Scotland, and Wales, Section 8 Specific Issue Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders, and mediated travel solutions. - [Who Pays Child Travel Costs After Parental Relocation? Mediation Protocols](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/blog/who-pays-child-travel-costs-after-parental-relocation/): How separated parents divide travel expenses, train fares, petrol costs, and motorway handovers after one parent relocates across the UK. - [Final Salary Pension Sharing in Divorce: CEV vs True Capital Value in Mediation](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/blog/final-salary-pension-sharing-divorce-mediation/): A critical UK guide on defined benefit (final salary) pensions in divorce, why Cash Equivalent Values (CEVs) are misleading, and how mediation structures Pension Sharing Orders. - [Offsetting a Pension Against House Equity: Risks & Valuation Rules in Mediation](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/blog/offsetting-pension-against-house-equity-mediation/): How to calculate pension offsetting against property equity, avoiding unfair valuations, and structuring clean breaks through family mediation. - [Statutory MIAM Exemptions & Court Scrutiny Rules: The April 2024 Legal Crackdown](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/blog/statutory-miam-exemptions-court-scrutiny-rules/): The strict rules for claiming a MIAM exemption in England and Wales, how courts audit Form C100 and Form A, and avoiding adverse cost orders. - [Financial Disclosure & Form E in Mediation: Steps to a Binding Consent Order](https://www.cavendishfamilymediation.co.uk/blog/financial-disclosure-form-e-mediation-consent-orders/): Mastering voluntary financial disclosure in mediation, exchanging Form E, preventing hidden assets, and drafting legally binding clean break Consent Orders.