Actress Sophie Turner and ex-husband use mediation in custody dispute

Actress Sophie Turner and her ex-husband, singer Joe Jonas, have used mediation to reach a shared custody agreement for their two children.

The couple had previously announced that they divorced amicably but then the Game of Thrones star sued Jonas, claiming he hadn’t let their daughters return to England from the US.

However, they then issued a joint statement saying: “After a productive and successful mediation, we have agreed that the children will spend time equally in loving homes in both the US and the UK.

“We look forward to being great co-parents.”

Mediation is used by thousands of couples each year because it is often a quicker and cheaper way of resolving disputes.

It involves couples working through their differences – led by a trained and accredited mediator – to reach agreements they are both prepared to accept, such as how to split assets or arrange child contact times, rather than have a judge decide for them.

It seeks to spare couples the stress of going through often lengthy and costly courtroom battles, which can have a damaging impact on their children.

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