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
The process into mediation and mediation itself relies on questions and curiosity but the thing about curiosity nowadays is that it is short lived. For us to be successful as mediators we find ourselves having to capture the public’s curiosity
Will you tell them how much they have hurt me? The simple answer is no but why won’t I? Again, the simple answer is because as a mediator I am neutral and must act in an impartial way. How off
A family solicitor friend told me just this morning (1 April 2014) some statistics that made my hair stand on end. They shine a very clear light on how separating couples behave when afraid and why family professionals should be
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
The Office for National Statistics latest reports showed that there were 118,140 divorces in total in 2012, which is the equivalent to 13 divorces every hour of every day of the year. The question for every one of these
THE POWER OF AN APOLOGY IN MEDIATION THE PRECIPITOUS EVENT I jumped on the wrong train and just missed the opportunity to jump off in time before the train started moving, despite my illegal efforts to do so. Naturally, the
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
Why do so many people decide against mediation and why does mediation so often fail to produce a successful outcome. Below, I list some of the barriers I believe many clients experience when considering family mediation as an option and
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