Christmas closure

Wednesday, December 16 2020

Please note that Family Matters will close at 3pm on Thursday 24th December and will re-open at 9am on Monday 4th January.

We would like to wish all of our clients and contacts a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Sally and Joe have two children – George, aged six and Lucy, aged nine. They separated a year ago. Sally and the children live in the family home and Joe has recently moved 15 miles away to live with his partner, Julie, and her 13-year-old … read more

Background Adele and Robert contacted Family Matters three months after the breakdown of their relationship. They each attended an individual mediation information and assessment meeting (MIAM) and decided to proceed with joint … read more

Background Katie and Oliver came to mediation following 18 months of financial discussions through solicitors. Katie lived in the former family house with their 10-year old twin girls, conceived through IVF, and Oliver had moved into … read more

Joan and John were referred to mediation by their solicitors. They were married for five years after a 25-year relationship and wished to deal with financial issues arising from the breakdown of their relationship. John lived … read more

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 … read more