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 divided. Once you … [Read more...]
Family Matters News
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...]
Welcome to our new family mediator, Ashley Brookes
We are delighted to introduce you to our newest mediator, Ashley Brookes. Ashley decided to start his mediation career six years ago. From a law degree he went into teaching and moved across into the role of a McKenzie friend. Ashley is motivated by making the lives of children and their parents better. He has come to mediation and has combined a busy practice with gathering the skills and … [Read more...]
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...]
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