FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-27 June 2014 Organisations line up to help parents and children remain a family after separation Family separation is highly stressful and all the research shows that children cope with the change best if parents collaborate. But
In my mediation information meetings I often ask my clients what they argue about and how these arguments end. The following is typical of what I often hear from each client. Every time we argue about the children he threatens
This article follows a radio chat I was recently involved in on BBC Radio 5 Live, Drive hour last Wednesday. We have now seen two decades of significant changes to the Child Support Statutory scheme in 1993 (CS1), 2003 (CS2)
What determines whether conflict often associated with separation and divorce—a pervasive and naturally occurring event—moves in a constructive or destructive direction? Constructive conflicts are defined as those which result in mutually satisfactory experiences of the processes, relationships and outcomes associated with the
It might sound strange but in mediation much of what we focus on is the fear, concerns and frustrations our clients are experiencing. Not for the sake of it, obviously but because the answers and positive outcomes lie in dealing
Often a parent will say that they would rather the court dictate their children’s arrangements; as they believe that a legally binding order will mean that arrangements will be kept to, and that they will get the outcome they want.
One of the main challenge facing professionals engaged in mediation and conflict resolution practice is to ‘ recruit’ all the parties into the process from the start. This has to be handled with care. It is nearly always one person
Legal aid may have largely disappeared for advice from family solicitors but it still largely exists for family mediation. Unfortunately, many thousands of people not only misunderstand how mediation works and the benefits of it but also the fact that
With regard to which evidence is needed to prove eligibility for legal, I can only recommend that the mediator pays close attention to the Legal Aid Agency Guidance provided and focus particular attention on the month up to the date
Having just completed another audit by the Legal Aid Agency I am again reminded of the importance of a very thorough accountability process when assessing whether members of the public qualify for free family mediation. I keep reminding myself that
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