Conflicts are part of our daily lives, in our coexistence, as the human and social beings that we are. That is why mediation arises in all those contexts in which human relations converge.
One of the fundamental nuclei is the family, which far from the desire to be balanced, we observe that in reality many conflicts arise after a break-up, separation or divorce. That is why we have Family Mediation to deal with these issues.
FM is an extrajudicial process for the management of non-violent conflicts that arise between the members of a family or cohabiting group, through the intervention of specialised professionals who, without decision-making capacity over the conflict in question, assist them by facilitating communication, dialogue and negotiation between them, with the aim of promoting consensual decision-making on the conflict in question.
The aim of the family mediation process is, in general, to ensure that the parties in conflict reach equitable, fair, stable and lasting agreements, helping to avoid, where appropriate, the opening of legal proceedings or contributing to the resolution of those already initiated.
The systemic model considers the family as a system with its own identity and a process of dynamic internal (between the family members themselves) and external (of the family with the environment) evolutionary development.
The interaction processes of the family allow for a series of two-way exchanges of influence between its members. The recognition of these processes is the primary objective of the systemic model of family intervention, in order to restructure dysfunctional relationships that may have been created.
When intervening with families that present great imbalances in their functioning, the fact that the system (family) adapts to what it understands as normality must be taken into account. An example of this would be families where there is a lack of rules and violent relationships among its members, and despite the suffering that this way of relating to each other entails, they maintain this internal dynamic for years.
Conflicts subject to family mediation:
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Matrimonial annulment, separation and divorce proceedings.
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Matters relating to maintenance and care of dependent persons.
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Relations between minors and their relatives up to the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, guardians or guardians.
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The exercise of parental authority, guardianship or curatorship.
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Conflicts arising from the visiting and communication regime of grandchildren with their grandfathers and grandmothers.
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Conflicts arising between the adopting family, the adopted son or daughter and the biological family in the search for the origins of the adopted person.
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Conflicts arising between the foster family, the foster child and the biological family.
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The dissolution of unmarried couples
Conflicts subject to family mediation:
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Family mediation is identified as having a voluntary character. That is to say, all the parties involved must come freely.
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The parties involved have a leading role in the process and are responsible for reaching a solution.
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During the procedure, the emotions involved are taken into account. However, the mediator does not intervene in this area, but is referred to another specialist if necessary.
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All parties win. Since the solution is agreed by the parties, and therefore beneficial.
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This process is confidential. Therefore, people must agree to maintain the privacy of the content discussed in the sessions.