Can Mediation help? By Philippa Johnson One of the most difficult things about divorce and separation is the uncertainty and confusion people feel. Mediation can help you work out what your options are. Sometimes none of the options will be especially good ones from your point of view and that can be a difficult and unhappy thing. However, once you...
Statement in Support of Family Mediation Week 2021 With the rise in domestic abuse and in family breakdown during this pandemic, there's a renewed urgency to offer families who separate safe pathways to resolve issues. Research clearly shows that parental conflict is harmful to children and many families want to avoid a difficult adversarial proces...
Seaparation and Divorce By Philippa Johnson People don't make the decision to end a long-term relationship lightly, especially when children are involved. Divorce and separation are two of the most painful life events anyone ever goes through. They can lead people to question everything they thought they knew about themselves and their lives. They ...
Co-parenting after separation By Philippa Johnson If you are divorcing or separating and you have children they will be your main concern – and both of you probably agree on that, whatever else you may disagree about. You may be worried about how your children are going to react when you tell them what is happening; you may be worried about t...
Follow the link to get more information and see the tips full size: https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/family-justice-young-peoples-board/ Source: https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/family-justice-young-peoples-board/, online January, 2021 If you would like some information on family mediation, please call us today on 01273 694 661 or em...
Strategies for Mediation By Philippa Johnson The goal of family mediation is helping families to find fair solutions that make the best of the situation the family is in. Which begs the question, what is a fair solution? A fair solution is one that everyone in the family can make work for them. A fair solution is one that everyone in the fami...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This guide is for you if you are in the process of splitting up with your partner who you have cohabited with. It will be helpful if you are still living together or if one of you has moved out. It will tell you what you need to think about, what the law says, and help you to find ways of agreeing arrangements with your ex. It will also remind you ...
'Getting it Right for Children' is a programme that was developed by OnePlusOne to help demonstrate how different ways of communicating can improve your relationship with your ex-partner, and the impact this has on your children. There are four different stories, which you can engage with. Each story has four videos, which show the situation going ...
