Jane’s ex-partner, Josh, opened the mediation case. Jane rang and asked about the reason for the mediation case being opened. She agreed to take part in a MIAM. Unfortunately, the case did not proceed to mediation, but Family Matters got the following email this week. “I want to take the opportunity to say a massive thank you to you and your team. The communication was fantastic, the mediator … [Read more...]
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Nice to be appreciated
Juliette Dalrymple, director of Family Matters, is delighted to have received a personalised chocolate gift from a previous mediator. Juliette says: "What a wonderful surprise. We love chocolate, but it is even more special that it is personalised with our name. We really feel appreciated by someone who used to work with us." … [Read more...]
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Separated parents should plan child arrangements ahead of the Christmas holiday
"Don’t wait until the school holiday is here to work out parenting arrangements", says Juliette from Family Matters Mediation. With Christmas lights appearing in shops and homes across our region, worries about where children will spend the holiday period are in the minds of many separated parents. “Parenting arrangements that work well all year round can stop working when … [Read more...]
Judge orders costs against mother who did not ‘pro-actively’ engage in mediation.
A recent case regarding living arrangements for a child has highlighted the importance of the court’s power to direct parents to engage in non-court dispute resolution (NCDR), when the court ordered the mother to pay part of the father’s court fees. In this case, the child had been living with the mother and the father made an application to court to share the son’s time equally between them … [Read more...]
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