Support persons can be considered however, the other party to the Mediation must be informed of the proposed support person and agree to their attendance at the Mediation. We do suggest however, that the support person is impartial and not someone who may agitate the other party (eg. a new partner or family member that they may have previously had a conflict with).  A support person cannot be part of any joint session throughout the Mediation but can be in a separate room when a party has their private session with their lawyer.  A support person will also be required to complete a Confidentiality Acknowledgement and Undertaking that we send out.