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...]
The twelve days of Christmas – 12 tips 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. Mediation is an … [Read more...]
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