The subject of this final thesis is family mediation, which can be defined as one of the methots of solving disputed issues and problems between family members with the help od family mediator. A family mediator is a neutral, specially trained person who is registered in the Register of Family Mediators. In addition to the family mediator, participant sin family mediation can also be spouses or common- law partners, as well as children and other family members, depending on the type of family dispute. As a procedure, family mediation is focused on the active participation od the participant in the agreement and consideration od their own needs and interest in order to reach an agreement and find a solution that would be acceptable to all participant sin the agreement. Family mediation, according to the provisions of the Family Law from 2015, emphasizes three principles, namely: the principle of voluntariness, the principle od confidentiality and the principle of impartiality of the family mediator. All the principles od family mediation enable the participants of the procedure to have complete control over the decision- making, that is, complete freedom to decide on their participation in the procedure, and at any moment, any od the participants can be excluded from the family mediation procedure. Family mediation is initiated at the request of the party, except in the case when the parents failed to reach and agreement on joint parental care in the divorce proceedings, when the first meeting of family mediation is mandatory. Family mediation ends with the adoption of the joint parental care plan or other agreements between the parties to the proceedings.