Mediation with Josephine Cockerill.

Resolution by design. 

Strategic expertise. Empathetic communication. Meaningful resolution.

Family law disputes are rarely just about the issues on paper. Effective mediation requires an understanding of the people, relationships and dynamics behind the conflict, and a process designed to help everyone move forward.

Josephine brings empathy, experience and structure to the mediation process.
She creates an environment where people feel genuinely heard and respected, while also being appropriately challenged and reality-tested to encourage reflection, insight and informed decision-making.

With a clear focus on the issues that matter most, Josephine works with parties and their lawyers to navigate difficult conversations, create momentum and maximise the opportunity for meaningful resolution.

Ready to mediate? View Josephine’s current availability below.

Our availability can be found below. We do our best to keep this updated, but as we add these manually there may be some discrepancies.

A CLEARER PATH FORWARD

The Resolution Pathway

Every family is different. Josephine’s mediation services are designed to meet you where you are, and guide you towards a more positive, collaborative future.

1
STEP 1

Invitation to
Mediation

READY TO MEDIATE, BUT NOT
GETTING ANYWHERE?
$395 + GST

We’ll manage the invitation process for you, approaching the other party, opening the conversation and coordinating the mediation if they agree to participate.

If mediation does not proceed, we’ll issue a Section 60I Certificate for parenting matters, where appropriate.

IDEAL WHEN:

  • You’re ready to mediate.
  • The other party has not yet agreed to participate.
  • You want the mediation process professionally managed from the outset.
2
STEP 2

Get Ready for
Mediation

GOT A NEW PROPERTY MATTER?
$975 + GST per party
($1,950 + GST)

Let Josephine guide the pre-action phase, so lawyers aren’t spending months negotiating the balance sheet, chasing disclosure, arranging valuations and exchanging correspondence.

Get Ready for Mediation brings both sides together early, with a clear roadmap to mediation.

JOSEPHINE WILL HELP:

  • Identify and timetable outstanding disclosure
  • Identify and coordinate necessary valuations
  • Work towards an agreed balance sheet
  • Identify and narrow the issues in dispute
  • Set clear next steps, responsibilities and timeframes
3
STEP 3

Full Day Mediation
(Resolution by
Design)

READY TO RESOLVE? LET’S
MEDIATE.
$1,975 + GST per party
($3,950 + GST)

Resolution by Design is Josephine’s signature full-day mediation process, designed to create the time, structure and conversations needed to work through the issues and maximise the opportunity for meaningful resolution.

Every mediation is tailored to the family, the issues and what is needed to reach a resolution.

IDEAL FOR:

  • Property settlement matters
  • Parenting matters
  • Child-inclusive mediation
  • Complex family law disputes
4
STEP 4

Half-day Mediation
(Flexible Resolution)

ONLY HAVE A FEW ISSUES LEFT?
$1,250 + GST per party
($2,500 + GST)

Flexible Resolution offers a shorter, adaptable mediation process for matters involving only a few remaining issues, or where parties prefer to mediate over two separate half-day sessions.

IDEAL WHEN:

  • Only one or two issues remain to be resolved.
  • Parties would benefit from a staged approach over two shorter sessions.
Different conversations. A brighter future.
FAMILY LAW RESOLUTION CENTRE
JOSEPHINE’S APPROACH

The 4Rs

The principles that guide every conversation, every decision and every pathway to resolution.

01

Relationships

People and relationships matter. Recognising that people and relationships are at the heart of every resolution.

PEOPLE FIRST
02

Respect

Every voice deserves to be heard. Creating an environment where every person feels heard, understood and is treated with dignity.

HEAR PEOPLE
03

Resolution

There is always a pathway forward. Designing purposeful pathways that help people move beyond conflict towards meaningful resolution.

FIND A WAY
04

Results

What we achieve today shapes our future. Creating practical agreements that provide certainty today and a strong foundation for tomorrow.

BUILD BRIGHTER TOMORROWS
Better conversations. Stronger outcomes.
FAMILY LAW RESOLUTION CENTRE

Accredited FDRP | Principal Lawyer | Mediator

About Josephine Cockerill

Experienced family lawyer, mediator, presenter and guest lecturer in family law and conflict resolution.

Qualifications & Professional Accreditation

  • Master of Applied Law, specialising in Family Law, College of Law
  • Bachelor of Laws, QUT
  • Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, College of Law
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
  • Legal Practice Management Course
  • Admitted to the High Court of Australia
  • Admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Member of the Queensland Law Society
  • Member of the Family Law Practitioners’ Association

Experience

  • Principal Lawyer and Co-Founder of Family Law Resolution Centre
  • Experienced family lawyer and mediator
  • Presenter and guest lecturer on family law and conflict resolution

Areas of Practice

  • Parenting mediations
  • Property mediations
  • Complex family law matters
  • High-conflict matters
  • Lawyer-assisted mediations
Helping lawyers and families transform complexity into clarity and conflict into meaningful resolution.