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Mediation for families in Walthamstow and Waltham Forest
Walthamstow and the rest of Waltham Forest – Leyton, Leytonstone, Chingford and Highams Park – has become one of the places young families in London move to when they buy their first home. When those relationships end, the house is usually the hardest part: bought at the top of the market, with help from parents, and now worth less than the mortgage in some cases. Financial mediation with full disclosure is what most Walthamstow couples come to us for.
Waltham Forest cases are heard at the East London Family Court in Canary Wharf. Before you can apply there, the court expects a MIAM. We hold them online within days, and see couples in person in Walthamstow by appointment, in a private, neutral room. The Government’s £500 voucher applies where children are involved.
The family court for Walthamstow
- Court
- East London Family Court
- Address
- 11 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London E14 4HD
- Opening times and directions
- Official court page on GOV.UK →
Which court hears your case depends on where the children live, and the court confirms it when you apply. Before a C100 for children or a Form A for finances it expects a MIAM first, and our certificate is accepted at every family court in England and Wales. If proceedings have already started, mediation can run alongside them.
What it costs
The same published fees wherever you live. No registration fee and no hourly clock.
| What | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MIAM, online | £125 per person | An hour on your own with the mediator. Your ex has theirs separately. |
| MIAM, in person | £150 per person | By arrangement, in Walthamstow or nearby. |
| Urgent MIAM | £160 per person | Same or next working day, where a court date will not wait. |
| MIAM certificate | £35 | Only where you need one for court. Sent within 48 hours. |
| Joint session | £180 per person | 120 minutes. Usually two to four sessions. |
| Family Mediation Voucher | up to £500 per family | Towards joint sessions where children are involved. Taken off your invoice. |
How it works
- A free 15-minute chatTell us what is going on. We tell you honestly whether mediation could work.
- Your MIAMAn hour with the mediator. If both of you want to go ahead, we book the first joint session.
- Joint sessionsOnline or in Walthamstow by arrangement. Same room or separate rooms – your choice.
- A written recordA Parenting Plan or financial Memorandum of Understanding. It is not itself a court order; a legal adviser can turn it into one where needed.
More on children, money and property and the MIAM. Mediation is offered in English, Bengali and Hindi, and Portuguese is available in house for an additional £60 per hour. Other languages, including Arabic, Punjabi, Urdu and Somali, can be arranged with an interpreter at an additional cost. Mediation in your language →
“Tawhid is extremely knowledgeable and went above and beyond. Even after our sessions ended, I got a follow-up call to check the consent order had been sent.”
Questions people in Walthamstow ask
My parents helped with the deposit – does that count in mediation?
It is very often the central issue. Whether the money was a gift or a loan, and to whom, is something you both disclose and discuss openly in mediation, and the outcome is written into the Memorandum of Understanding your solicitor can make binding.
Which court is it for Walthamstow?
The East London Family Court at Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf – Victoria line to Stratford, then the Jubilee line and DLR. A MIAM is expected before a C100 or Form A.
Is the Government voucher available?
Yes. Where your case involves arrangements for children, the Family Mediation Voucher gives up to £500 per family towards joint sessions. It is applied to your invoice, so you pay the difference.
Nearby
We also work with families in Hackney, Stratford, Redbridge, Enfield, East London, and online anywhere in England and Wales. All areas →
Talk to a mediator about Walthamstow
A free 15-minute chat is the quickest way to find out whether mediation could work for you.