Family Matters News

When relationships break down, families face a lot of challenges, including practical considerations such as “what arrangements will be best for any children?” and “what will happen with finances?” Professional family mediators, such as those at Family Matters in Doncaster, act as neutral third parties to help ex-partners have conversations about these issues.  A recent survey by the … [Read more...]

We are delighted to announce that Jane Howarth has won the 2019 Jane Knight Memorial Mediation Scholarship. Jane has completed the first stage of becoming a family mediator by successfully undertaking the foundation training programme during 2019.  She will now work with Family Matters to gain experience and qualify with the Family Mediation Council in family mediation … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of cohabitating couples in the UK is growing faster than married couples or lone-parent families.  In 2018, there were over 25% more cohabiting couples than there were ten years previously in 2008. Despite this, the myth of the “common law marriage”, in which couples who cohabit have the same rights as married couples, … [Read more...]

When Adele’s split with her husband, Simon Konecki, was announced last month, this is what was published: "Adele and her partner have separated. They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. As always, they ask for privacy. There will be no further comment." Of course, there is still a lot of press coverage, nothing sells a newspaper more than a juicy celebrity story, but that … [Read more...]