Tegwyn Fietze

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Tell us about your experience: I qualified as a Family and Divorce Mediator through the Social Justice Association in May 2022 . My first accreditation with NABFAM was on 14 June 2023. I am still a member in good standing at the Social Justice Association, and my current accreditation is from July 2025 to July 2026. As this is an ongoing process, I attend CPD Point webinars and other training to keep my accreditation current. I have worked at the Protea Soweto Children’s Court on a pro bono basis from January 2024 to date, as this is also an ongoing project run by ACR Community (Alternative Conflict Resolution). My total number of cases at this court is 48 to date, which, in hours, amounts to 61 hours of pro bono mediation. I have been mediating in my private practice since October 2023.

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While healthy disputes are part of a normal relationship, disputes during separation and divorce are amplified. Mediation is a safe place to vent highly charged disputes, often fuelled by strong emotions. Having said that, mediation is also essentially a forward-looking process in which we address what is on the table. So, while a certain amount of venting is healthy, I steer parties away from what was done previously to where we are going now. What is in front of us, and what needs to be mediated to result in either the full resolution of all the disputes or a resolution that provides clarity on some of the disputes. I focus on relationship preservation, especially when children are involved. Moving from married to divorced means big changes for the whole family, and negotiating a solid parenting plan and parenting relationship is crucial. I do this with a view to making the co-parenting roles of each party long-lasting, in the best interests of their children at all times.

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