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Family law cases to be diverted to mediation, with few exceptions.
Family law cases to be diverted to mediation, with few exceptions. “New government family law proposals could accelerate a cultural shift for separating couples away from family courts” says The Family Mediation Council (the “FMC”). The Ministry of Justice has just...
Separated Families: How to Co-parent Your Kids
Co-parenting can be very difficult especially at the start of a separation. My mentor used to say to separating parents that whilst they would no long be partners they would always be their children’s parents. So that whilst you will live apart you will always be...
How To Divorce Without Going To Court
The Family Courts are under so much pressure they do not want to see litigants in front of them who should be finding resolutions elsewhere. The Courts want to reserve their expertise to those cases that are truly complex, be that in financial terms or be that because...
Helping Your Children Through Your Separation & Divorce
“It takes a village to raise a child” meaning a child needs a community of people to positively interact with in order to grow in a safe and healthy environment. Support from each other as parents, support from grandparents, aunts, uncles, family friends are all...
How to Agree Arrangements For Our Children in Our Divorce
“I feel like an elastic band that might snap” – the words of a 12 year old boy having to navigate his parents’ acrimonious divorce. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is the handbook widely used by clinicians and psychiatrists in the United States and the United...
No fault divorce.
April 6th 2022 was a monumental day for family lawyers and mediators when it saw the ushering in of a new era of "no-fault" divorce. What does it mean in practice? The new regime removes the ability of one spouse to make allegations about the conduct of the other and...
Parents could face costs orders for clogging up the Family Courts.
"Parents could face costs orders for clogging up Family Court*" What could this mean for you? It could mean that if you don't try mediation before going to court to discuss child arrangements the judge could order you to pay the court costs. What stops you trying...
Telling Your Children You’re Divorcing
How do you tell your children you're divorcing or separating? It's very natural to worry about telling your children you're divorcing or separating; as parents you want to protect them. You may have lots of questions running through your head and with everything...
Sticking to Agreements
How to Get a Binding Agreement Most separating couples want to come to an arrangement that they will both stick with. During mediation couples can discuss all sorts of options, and take legal advice on them. The great thing about mediation is that it is a safe space,...
Child Inclusive Mediation
Children are very often caught up in the process and the negotiations around the break up of a family unit.
Find out how you can minimize the impact whilst still keeping your children involved in the process.