Mediation and conciliation are both processes to assist:

• Separating and separated parents reach agreements about the parenting of their children
• Commonly addressed areas include:
  • children's living arrangements i.e. when they will be with each parent.
  • specific parenting issues including schooling, religious upbringing, children's names, child care

In mediation/conciliation, the mediator/conciliator assists parents to reach appropriate arrangements for their children by contributing, as appropriate, expert knowledge on for example, child development and the impact of parental separation and conflict on children.