If you are getting divorced and wonder whether family mediation can help you to sort out issues relating to your children and finances, the Family Mediation Council’s (FMC) recent survey shows that it is highly likely to, with mediation being successful in over seventy percent of cases. The family mediation survey took place in Autumn 2019. 122 mediators responded to the survey, of … [Read more...]
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Record breaking January for Family Matters
Family Matters received more new mediation enquiries in January 2020, opening 107 cases, than it has received since 2017. Managing director, Juliette Dalrymple, attributes the increase to a number of possible factors, including: An increase in the number of people who decide over the Christmas period that they need to separate.Recommendations by family or friends who have previously used … [Read more...]
Training the next generation of family mediators
2020 is shaping up to be a busy and fruitful year for Family Matters Mediation as it starts the year with three new trainees. Following the successful qualification of previous trainee, Dilshad – who gained full accreditation at the first attempt in December 2019 and now carries out family mediation at Crystal Law in Leicester – Juliette Dalrymple, managing director at Family Matters, is … [Read more...]
Family Mediation Week – Conversations worth having
When relationships break down, families face a lot of challenges, including practical considerations such as “what arrangements will be best for any children?” and “what will happen with finances?” Professional family mediators, such as those at Family Matters in Doncaster, act as neutral third parties to help ex-partners have conversations about these issues. A recent survey by the … [Read more...]
No-fault divorce will bring ‘blame game’ to an end
Old fashioned divorce laws that force couples to blame one another for the breakdown of their marriage will soon be a thing of the past. In the biggest change to divorce laws in around 50 years, facilitated by The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, is now on its way as the bill made its first passage through the House of Lords on 7th January 2020 and will now make its way through … [Read more...]
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