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Need advice, ex cancelled mediation twice.

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Smell9696 · 23/10/2025 13:06

Hi everyone,

Me and my ex are currently going through mediation for child visitation as he has been so incredibly inconsistent for 2 years.

He cancelled his first initial meeting one to one with mediatior, this was reschulded, we have done one together and he has now cancelled our second session.

Advice given has been to try again but I personally am beyond fed up and frustrated and don't want to continue.

Opinions? It is taking its tole mentally on me.

OP posts:
Unexpectedlysinglemum · 23/10/2025 13:24

You have no option other than to stop contact until he agrees to mediate and agree a decent schedule for the children. Do you think this would be better or worse for your kids than just seeing him randomly? Only you can judge that.
what you can’t do is force him to show up. He can attend meditation and pretend he’ll stick to every other weekend and then not do it.

vivainsomnia · 23/10/2025 13:50

Please don't do that. It's punishing the children. See about arranging another time ASAP with the mediator. How did the first meeting go?

If you feel it is going nowhere, make an application to the court.

Smell9696 · 23/10/2025 13:59

How is it punishing the children? I didn't say I would stop contact, just stop the mediation.

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vivainsomnia · 23/10/2025 19:54

I was responding to the message above mine who suggested stopping contact, not yours.

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