The government has publicised its commitment to supporting family mediation as a major route to resolving family conflicts without the need to go to court, by confirming that legal aid will be extended after 2018.
New legal aid contracts to provide family mediation services will be offered to eligible firms, upon submission, in April 2018, and the government has said that it does not envisage ...
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Juliette mediates to help parents plan for Christmas 2017!
The tree has gone, the lights are in the attic and the last stray bits of tinsel have been taken from under the sofa. Christmas has passed for another year.
So, the last thing I expected to be talking about at the end of January, is Christmas 2017 and 2018 - but that is exactly what happened when some parents visited me this week with Christmas at the top of their agenda!.
Seeing my ...
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January – divorce and separation month
We are half way into a new January and the “Happy New Years’ are just about over. The celebrations of the festive season are a distant memory and we are all getting on with normal life – even if the dismal weather and dark mornings and evenings make it a little gloomier. Or are we?
January - the start of a new life?
For some people, January might hail the start of something other than just a ...
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Couple agree shared care for children after family mediation
Family mediators Juliette Dalrymple and Stan Angel have been instrumental in helping a couple come to a shared care agreement over their children after their very complex case had been in the court arena for a number of months.
The couple attended 2 mediation sessions and then attended court with a solicitor the day after the final session, where they were able to reach an agreement based on ...
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State pension and divorce
Changes to the state pension scheme could mean that divorced people could see their pensions drastically reduced.
The new single tier state pension came into force in April 2016, replacing the old two-tier system. The new rules, which apply to people who reach the state pension age on or before 6 April 2016, mean that the state pension will be based only on an individual’s own national ...
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