The Nuffield FJO has published the six key messages from research about children's experience of private law proceedings. The study reviewed UK and international research studies between 2000 and 2020 that directly obtained children's and young people's thoughts on parental separation and/or their experience of court proceedings. Despite limitation...
Divorce: no-fault divorce starts 6 April 2022 The decades of campaigning for a 'no fault divorce' position finally resulted in the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill obtaining Royal Assent in June 2020.The changes are the biggest shake-up of divorce laws for 50 years and it means that from 6 April 2022:• married and civil partnership co...
It is being caught up in their parents conflict that causes issues for children, rather than the separation in itself. Here are four tips to help you avoid pulling your children into your conflict:1. Reassure your children that they are loved by both parents. They were before the separation and that won't change.2. Be clear with both your wor...
Family Mediation South East is also taking part in the Ministry of Justice's Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, which meets up to £500 of mediation costs for families if they need to discuss arrangements for children. The scheme is anticipated to run until the end of March, although vouchers are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For more...
Thousands more separating parents will avoid stressful courtroom battles as the Government boosts its landmark family mediation scheme with an additional £1.3 million. From: Ministry of Justice and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP Published 16 January 2022 • Extra funding triples investment into Government mediation scheme since launch last year • 4,400 ...
One of the great benefits of the mediation process is that it is hugely flexible. This means that it can be tailored to those who are using the process. For example, where a couple have been separated for some time and are now not feeling hugely emotional about the separation, they may be keen to find a resolution to issues so they can move on to t...
There aren't many hard and fast rules in mediation because each situation is usually unique to its own facts. The key thing to know here is that if you enter family mediation the mediator will set up an initial meeting with each party on their own as a first step. This enables the mediator to get some background information from each person in a sa...
Two thirds of separated parents surveyed ahead of this year's Good Divorce Week (29 Nov – 3 Dec) said they lacked help or advice about how to put their children first when they split from their partner. If you would like some information on family mediation, please call us today on 01273 694 661 or email us at admin@fmse.co.uk and we will be very h...
The Family Mediation Council (FMC) has welcomed the extension of the Ministry of Justice's family mediation voucher scheme. The scheme makes up to £500 available for each separating family which need to make arrangements for children to spend on mediation, helping over 70% of those reach agreement and avoid protracted and stressful court proceeding...
Success of service prompts ministers to double it in size, allowing more people going through separation to access mediation By Charles Hymas, Home Affairs Editor 27 August 2021 • 10:00pm A government scheme that pays couples £500 to divorce out of court has been so successful that ministers are to double it in size.Robert Buckland, the Justice Sec...
The CAFCASS Co-Parent Hub has now shut down and much of the content providing advice and support to families who are separating or co-parenting is now available on the Cafcass website in a new Parenting Together section.The new section provides a range of information and educational programmes to help families understand the needs of children when ...
The government issued a call for evidence today on how to settle disputes away from court, in a bid to put technology and dispute resolution 'at the heart of the future system'.Over the next eight weeks, the Ministry of Justice will seek stakeholder views on the best ways to settle family, business and other civil disputes without resorting to liti...
