Of course, Christmas is a special time for all families, but it can be particularly challenging to navigate for separated families. It may seem like some time away but worries about how and where children will spend the holiday period are already in the minds of many separated parents. Christmas is already in the shops, and it won’t be long before lights and decorations are … [Read more...]
Family Matters News
Lesley Dudleston qualifies as a Professional practice Consultant (PPC)
Lesley Dudleston Lesley qualified as a mediator with Family Matters (FMM) in 2017. Since then, she has developed considerable experience and expertise in all aspects of mediation, particularly financial mediation and mediating complex financial cases to agreement. Family Matters is a training mediation practice and since qualifying as a mediator, Lesley has supported at least six … [Read more...]
Family Matters bucks trend on decreasing number of mediation firms offering legal aid.
Despite changes in the legal aid landscape and difficulties encountered by firms that deliver legal aid, Family Matters is one of the decreasing numbers of those firms who can still offer legal aid for mediation services where appropriate. At present, the legal aid register shows that there are only 92 active mediation contracts and 1,284 outreach locations in England and Wales. In … [Read more...]
What is a memorandum of understanding?
Mediation is a cost effective and confidential way for divorcing and separating couples to settle family matters, especially when it comes to children and finances, without resorting to long and costly court battles. It helps you to agree on difficult issues, such as how you will spend time with your children, who gets the house and how your finances will be … [Read more...]
Family court fees to increase in April 2025
The government intends to increase many family court fees on 1 April 2025, subject to parliamentary approval. In general, fees will rise by 3.2%, but some fees will also be reduced in order to ensure that they “remain aligned with the latest estimate of their underlying costs”. The most notable fee increases are: Applications for divorce, annulment or … [Read more...]
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