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High praise for our mediator, Lesley Dudleston, which we have, of course, passed on to her.  Well done Lesley. "I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for providing me with a safe environment for my ex partner and me to speak, but I also wanted to make you aware of just how fantastic your mediator Lesley is. I was very nervous that I wouldn’t be listened to but Lesley was … [Read more...]

Family Matters Mediation has recently taken on three trainees, Jane Howarth, Ashley Brooks and Bina Modi. Therefore, there are no available spaces for trainees.  We will be recruiting again in September 2020.  … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]