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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Dame Rosie Winterton to visit Family Matters
Juliette Dalrymple, managing director at Family Matters is delighted that Doncaster Central Labour MP and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Dame Rosie Winterton, will visit the firm’s offices on 1st December this year. Juliette says: “I went to a conference that talked about the launch in Parliament of the report – ‘A Child’s Right to Matter’, which was published in November by … [Read more...]
Our financial mediators
Financial mediation provides a better way of sorting out financial issues with your ex-partner using the help of a third-party independent person – a mediator. Family Matters has a range of knowledgeable professional mediators from diverse backgrounds, a real strength in the practice as it means we can offer the mediator with the best skills and knowledge for your case. Agreement can be … [Read more...]
Applying for a school place: Help when separated parents cannot agree
Whilst the new school term has just begun, like many parents, you may already be thinking ahead to September 2024, when your child will be due to start or change school. As applications for next autumn’s school places open, many parents are considering their options. But deciding which school you want to send your child to can be a source of contention, and tricky to resolve, especially for … [Read more...]
Children waiting almost a year for court decisions about their lives
Thousands of children are caught up in delays in the family courts in England and Wales and are having to wait almost a year for decisions about where they will live or what time they can spend with their parents following divorce or separation. For many of the children who have been removed from their parents by the state, the wait is, on average, 46 weeks. That is almost double the … [Read more...]
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