About us
About us
MiKK International Mediation Centre for Family Conflict and Child Abduction
MiKK – International Mediation Centre for Family Conflict and Child Abduction, is the leading international specialist in the field of cross-border family mediation. MiKK is an internationally recognized, neutral and independent NGO based in Berlin. For 25 years MiKK has been helping families from all over the world to find amicable solutions in often highly escalated cross-border custody conflicts – solutions that are in the best interest of their children.
The bodies of this organisation comprise of the Board of Directors, the Advisory Board and the General Assemby. The statutes of the association can be found here.
MiKK’s 5 pillars of work are as follows:
MiKK Advisory Service
The free-of-charge, multi-lingual (EN, DE, PL, ES, IT, FR, HR, SR) MiKK Advisory and Pre-mediation Service is contacted by parents from all over the world who are in need of advice and/or referral to mediation in all issues surrounding international custody disputes, relocation as well as child abduction cases. MiKK also has an International Lawyers Listing of bi-lingual expert lawyers in this field for parents needing legal advice or representation.
MiKK organizes bilingual and bi-cultural mediations worldwide for parents in accordance with its internationally renowned mediation model using mediators who have been specially trained by MiKK. For over 10 years MiKK has assisted thousands of parents locked in seemingly unsolvable conflicts in finding sustainable and amicable solutions that are in the best interest of their children.
Referral to Specialized Mediation
MiKK organizes bilingual and bi-cultural mediations worldwide and online for parents wishing to to try and resolve their dispute by way of mediation in the best interest of their child. Mediations are organized in accordance with the internationally renowned MiKK Co-mediation model with mediators from the International MiKK Network who are specialized in high conflict, complex cross-border family mediation. All MiKK Mediators have successfully completed the MiKK Cross-border Family Mediation (CBFM®) Training. MiKK Mediators have access to regular Ongoing Trainings and Seminars, as well as Intervision by MiKK.
All of the mediators listed in the global MiKK Network of 220+ international, multilingual, specialized mediators were trained by MiKK in the field of cross-border family mediation. MiKK mediators are based in 45+ countries and mediate in 40+ languages to date. MiKK trainings are conducted in English, German, French and Spanish in different countries.
Please contact us if you would like to organize a multi-lingual mediation. MiKK will organize suitable Co-mediatorteams with availability matching your language and cultural requirements.
International Parent Support Groups
MiKK also offers free-of charge (Online) Parent Support Groups for Parents (MiPCAS).
Groups are confidential and facilitated by experienced MiKK Mediators with psycho-social background professions from different cultures and countries. Parents from all over the world are welcome to join! (Upon request we will offer MiPCAS Group Sessions in the Canada/USA and Asia-Pacific Time Zones).
MiKK Institutional Members Network
MiKK has a growing International network of Institutional Member Organisations from 20 EU Member States and Ukraine. You can find there here.
Trainings for Mediators, Lawyers, Judges & Guardian ad Litems
Trainings for Mediators, Lawyers, Judges and Guardian ad Litems on mediation and the applicable international legal framework are offered by MiKK on a regular basis. which has contributed to the development of Cross-border family mediation as a distinct, specialized discipline over the past two decades. MiKK also offers its CBFM Training in Spanish, German and French.
MiKK is co-funded by the EU and featured as European Training Provider on the European Judicial Training Atlas.
Please contact the MiKK Advisory Service for more information or if you wish us to organize a bilingual or bi-cultural mediation for you.
📧mediation@mikk-ev.org
📞 +49 (0)30 74 78 78 79