The latest Family Procedure Rules changes, effective April 29, 2024, expand the definition of non-court dispute resolution to include mediation, arbitration, and collaborative law. Courts now require parties to express their views on using these methods, emphasizing out-of-court resolutions. UK Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration The latest cha...
NFM says that conflict over the family pet features in more than 40 per cent of mediation matters A national charity has urged couples who are going through a divorce or separation to 'paws for thought' before getting into conflict over the family pet. The call to action comes on National Pet Day (April 11th) which encourages families across the co...
Family Mediation Week 2024 Family Mediation Week will take place from 22 - 26 January 2024 Separating parents can avoid courtroom conflict as Family Mediation Week kicks off. Separating parents urged to avoid courtroom conflict as Family Mediation Week kicks off. Parents who have decided to separate or divorce in 2024 are being urged to find out ho...
For many, the end of a marriage or relationship combines emotional unrest and significant financial uncertainty. The disruption can undermine the best laid financial and tax plans. The legal processes to end a marriage and the administrative steps to ascertain a family's assets before embarking upon planning for a separated family's future, can be ...
If approached with the necessary precautions and respect for their views, the inclusion of a child in relevant family mediation matters can bring a highly valuable perspective to the process. What benefits do the participants stand to gain from child-inclusive mediation, and how can the child's rights be safeguarded throughout? What are the primary...
Divorce can be a complicated and emotional experience for everyone involved. There are many important decisions that need to be made, especially when it comes to matters related to your children and financial situation. Mediation is a popular route couples take when they decide to dissolve their marriage peacefully without going to court. In the me...
Lawyers back the government's aspiration to get more family disputes resolved out of court, but many have serious doubts about compulsory mediation The government's commitment to seeing more family disputes resolved out of court has been widely welcomed. But, as MPs heard this week, many practitioners are unimpressed by the reform plans that have e...
The British Justice System is in more trouble than the NHS – what you need to knowFamily mediator Mary Banham Hall is releasing a petition today, which argues that mediation should be compulsory after the legal fees reach 20% of the value of the disputed sum. Mary has kindly written our second blog for the day, explaining what her petition is seeking to achieve. It is being published on the Family Mediation Week website this morning and will be published on the FMA’s website this afternoon. Mary Banham Hall’s campaign blog
Mediation ... the Positive Choice‘Mediation is an empowering process for the children, and it can lead to their parents making more informed and suitable decisions for the future’.
This simple statement by an experienced mediator has been strongly endorsed by children and young people who have experienced their parents’ separation.
Todays' theme is 'Accenrtuate the Positive' and below you'll find a mediation version of the popular song.
Some issues between separated parents are unimaginable. I have heard stories of children coached to call the other parent names; to misbehave; to not eat their food; to be mean to step-siblings. Indeed, over the years, I have interviewed children who have told me that and worse.
Some parents in a bid to curry favor with their child will actually let them eat junk food as they want; miss school; stay out late; use drugs or drink alcohol or otherwise do as they wish just to make the reasonable parenting of the other parent seem inappropriate.
The stress of applying for a divorce could be eased thanks to a new online service that removes the need for paper forms.
Published 6 May 2018
HM Courts & Tribunals Service, Ministry of Justice, and Lucy Frazer QC MP
