Family Mediators Welcome Government Voucher Scheme Date: 26 March 2021The government has today announced that it is investing £1m in family mediation, to support families to resolve issues relating to children. Under the scheme, the Ministry of Justice will provide contributions of up to £500 per family, to resolve issues relating to children follo...

Three recently published reports each focus on different members of separated families. From them we learn that: Being in family court puts nearly half of fathers (44 per cent) at risk of clinical levels of distress (source: Families Need Fathers)Single parents, usually mothers, are more likely to experience severe problem debt than any other house...

Where does the Court stand on childhood vaccinations? This case relates to a mother and father who were in a relationship from 2004 to 2017, with two children born in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Following the breakdown of the relationship the parties tried mediation where they were unable to resolve their differences. The father then applied, in Ma...

 What happened to family mediation in 2020 By Philippa Johnson My mediation service used to offer online mediations to families, but only in very specific circumstances, where there really was no way that our clients could meet any other way. Most of my family mediator colleagues did not offer online mediations at all. In March 2020 all that c...