Four family mediation services with an office in Merseyside, in Wallasey, Liverpool and Southport. Each has at least one mediator accredited by the Family Mediation Council, who can carry out the assessment meeting (MIAM) you usually need before going to court. You can check the FMC register.
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Wallasey, Wirral (also St Austell)
Family mediation service in Wallasey run by a mediator accredited by the Family Mediation Council. It can include children in mediation and offers mediation online.
FMC-accredited mediator (register URN 1441A)
Wallasey, Wirral (also Sandbach, Crewe and Chester)
Family mediation service in Wallasey run by a mediator accredited by the Family Mediation Council. It offers mediation funded by legal aid if you qualify and offers mediation online.
FMC-accredited mediator (register URN 1482A)
Liverpool (also Chester, Wrexham and Birkenhead)
Family mediation service in Liverpool with 2 mediators accredited by the Family Mediation Council. It offers mediation funded by legal aid if you qualify, can include children in mediation and offers mediation online.
FMC-accredited mediator (register URN 0066A)
Southport, Sefton (also Waterloo)
Family mediation service in Southport run by a mediator accredited by the Family Mediation Council. It offers mediation funded by legal aid if you qualify, can include children in mediation and offers mediation online.
FMC-accredited mediator (register URN 0431A)
A MIAM, the first meeting you each have with a mediator, usually costs around £120 per person. Mediation sessions are typically £130 to £170 an hour per person. If your case involves a child, the government's Family Mediation Voucher Scheme can pay up to £500 towards the sessions, and you don't pay anything if either of you qualifies for legal aid. Our guide to what mediation costs and how the voucher works has a worked example.
New divorce applications are dealt with centrally online, so most people only come to a local court for a hearing about children or money. These are the family courts in Merseyside:
Children cases between parents took a median of 23.1 weeks in the Liverpool area in April to June 2026, against 24.7 weeks across England and Wales.
| Area | Median | Within 26 weeks | Cases finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool area | 23.1 weeks | 55% | 465 |
| England and Wales | 24.7 weeks | 52% | 12,005 |
Private law children cases finished in April to June 2026, by Designated Family Judge area. Source: Ministry of Justice, Family Court Statistics Quarterly: April to June 2026. The Ministry of Justice doesn't publish divorce waiting times by area. See our family court waiting times tracker.
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