Family Matters News

Mediation co-ordinator, Alison McDonald, gives us an insight into what she likes about working from home during the coronavirus lockdown - and what she misses! What do you like about being in lockdown and working from home for Family Matters? Well on a personal level, the most obvious benefit is time! Not coming into the office saves me about two hours each day, and I’ve been trying to use … [Read more...]

What a fantastic idea! As previously reported, Juliette Dalrymple made a presentation about mediation to a national Cafcass meeting last week. It was an excellent meeting, in which Juliette was able to help those present get a better understanding of how mediation can help separated parents - but in which she learned a lot herself - including how her presentation comes across … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]