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Family Mediation – Back to Basics!

If you are looking for Family Mediation, please contact us today on admin@fmse.co.uk or phone us on 01273 694 661 We offer mediation in Bognor Regis | Brighton | Chichester, Clapham Common | Crawley | Croydon | East Grinstead | Eastbourne | Hastings | Haywards Heath | Horsham | Lewes | London | Redhill | Sutton | Tunbridge Wells | Worthing www.fami...

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Family Mediation in Croydon

Family Mediation South East are pleased to announce that we have expanded and are now offering mediation in Croydon. If you are looking for Family Mediation in Croydon or one of our other locations, please contact us today on admin@fmse.co.uk or phone us on 01273 694 661 We offer mediation in Bognor Regis | Brighton | Chichester, Clapham Common | C...

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Blame game" to end as Divorce Bill receives Royal Assent

Source:  Published 26 June 2020 From:  Ministry of Justice and The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP  New laws to spare divorcing couples having to apportion blame for the breakdown of their marriage took a step closer this week. Landmark Bill will ease the impact of unnecessary conflict on couples and their children Couple...

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Why Family mediation is important

There's no doubt that family breakdowns can cause a great deal of stress and pain – especially where there are children involved. Although the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics appear to be showing falling divorce rates in the UK, the BBC noted last year that this doesn't account for the rise in cohabiting couples – and the ...

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CAFCASS co-parent hub launched

 https://cafcass.clickrelationships.org/what-is-co-parent-hub/?/ How to use the Co-Parent Hub You are welcome to use Co-Parent Hub in whatever way that suits you. The tools on this site can all be accessed independently, and you can save your progress and return to finish later. In order to get personalised suggestions on what materials would ...

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Applications for Child Arrangements

Souce:Family Court Applications for Child Arrangements The Family Court have put arrangements in place to continue to process applications for Child Arrangements, Prohibited Steps and Specific Issues orders. They ask that applicants use the online process at: https://apply-to-court-about-child-arrangements.service.justice.gov.uk to avoid delays. Pa...

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What the Family Courts expect from Parents and Carers

 Source:Private Law Working Group, Second Report What the Family Courts expect from Parents and Carers Are you a parent or a carer thinking of asking for a court order, or responding to an application for a court order? Before going any further.... we encourage you to listen to what children say in circumstances where their families are separa...

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Family Court Child Arrangements Order

Cited online 26 March 2020 https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/coronavirus-crisis-guidance-on-compliance-with-family-court-child-arrangement-orders/ Where Coronavirus restrictions cause the letter of a court order to be varied, the spirit of the order should nevertheless be delivered by making safe alternative arrangements for the child. Th...

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Coping in the time of Corona

Author:  Annmarie cited online 25 March 2020 (https://carvalhotherapy.com/blog/) It's bloody horrible at the moment isn't it? Over the course of a week or so we've gone from a relatively normal existence (albeit with worries about developments in other countries) to total lockdown. And even though we had an inkling that this was coming, t...

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COVID-19 guidance for children and families

Source: https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/grown-ups/parents-and-carers/covid-19-guidance-for-children-and-families/ COVID-19 guidance for children and families  Cafcass has put together the following guidance to support children and families as the situation surrounding COVID-19 develops. We will do everything we can to help you and make sure that ou...

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Do not sabotage your divorce

By Wendi Schuller

Your behaviour in divorce has an impact on its outcome.

Attempting to score points with verbal sparring against your opponent (spouse) may temporarily feel like a victory.

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When parents separate they need to find a new way for the family dynamics to work.

By Sarah Brookes, Brookes Family Mediation.

The breakdown of a relationship is very often extremely stressful and upsetting, particularly so when children are involved. It can be incredibly difficult not to allow feelings of hurt or anger to influence the important decisions that need to be made for yours and your children’s future. Family mediation helps people who are separating, or have separated, to discuss and agree on the future arrangements for children and/or finances. Family mediators are professionally trained to manage and support constructive discussions, and to do so in an entirely impartial and non-judgemental way; towards achieving agreed solutions. Mediated agreements are less likely to break down than arrangements ordered by the court. Government studies (2004-2010) indicate that mediation provides more sustainable resolutions than the court process.

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