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Praise for mediator, Lesely Dudleston

Monday, March 9 2020

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...]

Juliette to present at Cafcass national conference

Tuesday, March 3 2020

Juliette Dalrymple, managing director of Family Matters and chief assessor for the Family Mediation Council, will be presenting at Cafcass’ National Commissioning Team Provider Conference that is to be held in Leeds on 4 March 2020. Juliette will talk about mediation and how it complements the work of Cafcass . Juliette will be joining Jackie Tioto, chief executive of Cafcass, at the … [Read more...]

Family Matters Mediation takes on three new trainees

Monday, February 24 2020

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...]

Katie and Oliver – Mediation in Wolverhampton about children & finances

Friday, February 21 2020

Background Katie and Oliver came to mediation following 18 months of financial discussions through solicitors. Katie lived in the former family house with their 10-year old twin girls, conceived through IVF, and Oliver had moved into rented accommodation. He has a new partner. They were married for 23 years. Whilst they had an arrangement for their daughters to spend time with each of them, … [Read more...]

Survey shows a successful outcome in over 70% of mediation cases

Friday, February 21 2020

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...]