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The autumn budget 2025 made several changes that might affect separating couples. Please see below details of the mail elements: Income tax thresholds will remain frozen for a further three years from 2028.Tax on property, savings and dividends income will increase by 2 percent.Two child benefits cap will be lifted.There will be a £2,000 a year limit on the amount that can be put into pensions … [Read more...]

Family Matters' offices will close on Tuesday 23rd December 2025 and will reopen on Friday 2nd January 2026.  Phone calls will be answered up until 4pm on 23 December. If you call in between Tuesday 23 December 2025 and Friday 2 January 2026,  please leave an answerphone message as these will be checked and responded to as a priority when the office reopens.  Emails will … [Read more...]

The family court has recently ruled on the question of time to be spent with each parent and where children should go to school. Both parents lived in London and had two homes. They were both in stable second relationships. Existing arrangements were that the children spent alternate weekends with the father from Friday to Monday, and weekly overnight contact from Thursday to … [Read more...]

A recent online mediation case about finances has reached full agreement after four shuttle mediation sessions. Shuttle mediation is where both people work with the same mediator and are each person is in a separate online meeting room, with the mediator moving between them. The couple shared all the financial information. Family Matters received the following testimonial. "Divorce is a … [Read more...]