Brian O Sullivan

MemberLaois+353877773128brian@changes.ie

Brian O Sullivan

MemberLaois+353877773128brian@changes.ie

Divorce without the drama: Brian has spent several years acting as an expert witness in complex private family law proceedings across the District, Circuit, and High Courts in Southern and Northern Ireland. He has been well placed to see and experience families and couples navigate the adversarial process of the Family Law Courts for many years as well as the emotional, psychological, and financial devastation this brings to parents. In particular, he has observed the profound emotional, psychological, and physical harm to children caught up in these lengthy adversarial processes.

General Profile

Brian firmly believes in family law mediation as an alternative to the lengthy, costly, adversarial, and arbitrary court process that can last many years perpetuating conflict, adding to the emotional and psychological distress and potential harms to children as well as dis-empowering parents from making their own decisions about their own lives in a timely manner.
Couples will have navigated several adversities and made important decisions in their past relationship and their past lives that were a good fit for them and their families and children without having “experts” impose decisions on them that neither of them is happy with and/or do not reflect their individual circumstances, values and beliefs.
Why would you hand over the power and control now to services, agencies and “experts” that are under resourced and overwhelmed with workloads where you become just another “file” or just another “case”.

Mediation Qualifications

Brian has trained in workplace and family law mediation to include child inclusive mediation. He is accredited by the MII. Additional qualifications include a Degree in Emergency Medical Science, Degree in Psychotherapy, MSc Systemic Family Psychotherapy, and a Forensic Test User by the British Psychological Association.