Case Studies

Tanya and Lee were referred to mediation by court. Communications had broken down significantly between them following a difference in opinion about where their son would attend secondary school. An application to court for a specific issues order was made and subsequently withdrawn. Tanya was upset with Lee for having made an application to court.  Lee was upset with Tanya for … [Read more...]

Family Matters helped a separated couple who had twins aged 18 months.  The couple, James and Sarah, separated in March 2018 and James wants to take his children to Devon to see his parents. Sarah didn’t want this to happen, maintaining that the James couldn’t manage the two children and that the distance is too great.  Family Matters helped the parents agree to a short holiday with … [Read more...]

When a child decides that they want to live with the other parent to the one they already live with, holidays can present difficulties.  In a case where the child, aged 14, had fallen out with her mother following an argument, Family Matters was able to help a separated couple, Fran and Marcus, to make arrangements following the argument. The child had previously lived with her mother, Fran, … [Read more...]

This case saw Family Matters help to make arrangements for shared care for a separated family where one parent lives in Wales and the other in England.  John and Helen separated when their child was two years old and previous court proceedings had set out a timetable for the child to spend Thursday to Tuesday with its father, John, once a month. The child is due to start school in September … [Read more...]

A case where a solution to a potential long-distance relationship between parents and children was sought, was referred to Family Matters by the court.  Stephen and Josie had two children aged 10 and 14.  Josie wanted to move to Sweden, and the youngest child wanted to go with her.  However, the older child wanted to stay with Stephen.   Family Matters mediators undertook … [Read more...]