Archive for September, 2011
Family Mediation by Stephen G Anderson
Posted on September 26, 2011 - Filed Under Family Mediation, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
What I love about mediation, is that there are so many different ways it can help couples who are going through relationship breakdowns. Mediation is best known as a process in which a couple is assisted by neutral mediator, usually through a series of meetings together. The mediator’s job is not to advise, but to […]
How to talk to children about Divorce
Posted on September 19, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Elaine Halligan is a parenting specialist and corporate speaker with The Parent Practice and has had 8 years experience working with parents to ensure they have the skills and strategies to bring out the best in their children and ensure they survive and flourish in a post divorce world. When adults divorce their world is […]
Youth Coach Liz Sorton talks about the best ways of dealing with teenagers when going through divorce and separation
Posted on September 8, 2011 - Filed Under Divorce, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
As a coach that works with teenagers and being a child of divorced parents when I was 16, having been parented through a divorce and listening to what my young people clients tell me, I have a few suggestions of some hotspots to avoid:- o When deciding time spent with each parent – don’t just […]
Solicitors Journal Publication – Austin Chessell looks at FAQ on the new mediation information assessment meetings
Posted on September 5, 2011 - Filed Under Family Mediation, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Compulsory mediation meetings for couples came into effect from 6 April 2011 for anyone who wishes to apply for a children or financial order in the family courts. The new rules require each party to attend a mediation information assessment meeting (MIAM) with an approved mediator. Practice direction 3A, supplementing the Family Procedure Rules 2010, […]
Austin Chessell, How to receive child maintenance through Family Mediation quickly, maintain communication with your former spouse or partner whilst also avoiding the proposed government fees ?
Posted on September 5, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments
It was reported in the news today that new charges could come into effect to reform the child maintenance system. If the disputing couples can not resolve what maintenance should be paid it will cost a fee of £100 for those in work, £50 for people on benefits and £20 for those in acute financial […]
Navigating through Divorce Positively
Posted on September 5, 2011 - Filed Under Family Mediation, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Sue Atkins is an International Parenting Expert, Speaker, Broadcaster & bestselling Author of “Raising Happy Children for Dummies”. She regularly appears on BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 2’s The Jeremy Vine Show. A bad marriage can make parenting and life in general stressful. The loss of the family structure can be very upsetting and distressing […]