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Family Matters and Haven, a charity based in Sheffield working with children who have witnessed domestic abuse, welcomed 40 mediators and legal advisors from across the country to a special online event called “Understanding and Recognising Domestic Abuse”. The director of Family Matters, Juliette Dalrymple, introduced the event saying: “Family Matters and the mediation community … [Read more...]

Life has just not been the same for the last 18 months, with everything from school, work, shopping, eating habits, travel, social life and relationships being turned upside down.  Most professionals report an upturn in the number of people separating and seeking divorce. Here at Family Matters, it has been no different, but we are pleased to have continued to help separating families … [Read more...]

Juliette Dalrymple As part of the scheme that was introduced earlier in the year, Family Matters has successfully applied for 50 mediation funding vouchers from the government.  Sarah Hardcastle, scheme manager, said  “We are delighted with the uptake from people who want to access the £500 funding for their mediation case about children.” As one of the mediators who has “used the … [Read more...]

The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 will come into force on 6 April 2022, which means ‘no-fault divorce’ will become a reality from that date. After a long wait, couples who have not been married for at least two years and who wish to divorce or dissolve a civil partnership without one of them placing the blame on the other will be able to do so.   This means that … [Read more...]