Family Mediation Blog

Only Mums and Dads have set up the Green Phone Initiative, which is a national project providing victims of domestic abuse the opportunity to talk to a legal professional about their situation and what their options are for moving forward. The list of professionals, many of whom are domestic abuse specialists, is available at: https://www.thefamily...

Recent NSPCC data show that in the three months April to June 2020 there were more than 22,000 contacts to the NSPCC helpline from adults with concerns for the wellbeingof a child an increase of 32% on the previous 3 monthly average. Main concerns have been about parental behaviour, physical and emotional abuse and neglect. Two in five of the conta...

No stamp duty on main homes up to £500,000 The Chancellor announced this month that stamp duty will be cut until 31st March 2021, with no tax on properties up to £500,000 where it is a main home. The additional 3% on each of the bands for second and subsequent properties will still be payable.  (Source: Moneywise, 8th July 2020) 

The damage caused to children by poor or selfish parenting when they separate has reached epidemic proportionsTens of thousands of children suffer the needless loss of a parent in their lives through abusive denigration of good parentsFamily courts are not fit for purpose - other forms of support are all but non-existentCovid-19 is making matters w...