People often ask us about where to go after the mediation has been completed or if the mediation does not go ahead. As part of Family Matters' commitment to providing information for separating people, we have decided to talk about an important development in the court system. The Personal Support Unit, a charity that was set up in 2001 to offer free emotional and practical support to people … [Read more...]
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The twelve days of Christmas – for separated and separating families
Christmas can be a very stressful time for separated and separating families. Children want happy memories of their childhood Christmases, and parents want to help create those memories, but how can it be done? Here at Family Matters, we have helped many couples to come up with workable agreements that can help reduce the Christmas stresses of separation, finances and children … [Read more...]
Mediation and separating cohabitees
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of cohabitating couples in the UK is growing faster than married couples or lone-parent families. In 2018, there were over 25% more cohabiting couples than there were ten years previously in 2008. Despite this, the myth of the “common law marriage”, in which couples who cohabit have the same rights as married couples, … [Read more...]
Presenters required for the Separated Parents Information Programme
Family Matters is currently looking for self-employed people to deliver the Cafcass Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) in the York, Grimsby and Scunthorpe areas. The SPIP is a four-hour course that is provided free of charge to parents when a court orders their attendance as part of a court case about children. You can find out more here. Courses are … [Read more...]
The Jane Knight Memorial Mediation Scholarship
In memory of our mediator, Jane Knight, who sadly died in March this year, Family Matters Mediation, will be launching the Jane Knight Memorial Mediation Scholarship in September 2019. The annual scholarship is open to those who have completed mediation foundation training and are looking to move onto the next step of mediation experience and supervision. We will provide all the … [Read more...]
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