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Mediation and Divorce Update August 2012
Posted on August 29, 2012 - Filed Under Changes through divorce and seperation, Children in Divorce, Contact Matters, Dealing with Financial changes, Divorce, Divorce Tips, Family Mediation, Helping children through divorce & seperation, Relationship, Surviving Divorce, Tips on dealing with separation and Divorce, Tools helping you through seperation / divorce | Leave a Comment
Using mediation to improve communication. In my Family mediation practice I am heartened at the amount of cases where both people who hold entrenched positions and often have raised emotions at the intake meeting and early joint sessions then go on to reach a full agreement on the issues raised. Below are some examples of […]
What reaction can I expect from my small children when I tell them we’re separating and in the months following?
Posted on January 10, 2012 - Filed Under Children in Divorce, Contact Matters, Effect of divorce on children, Helping children through divorce & seperation | 12 Comments
While no child wants to hear that their parents are breaking up, children often have predictable responses when you tell them that you are separating that relate to their developmental stage. Knowing what these might be will hopefully make you more prepared for the emotional, behavioral and physical changes that will follow. Young children do […]
Solicitors Journal Article
Posted on January 10, 2012 - Filed Under Children in Divorce, Contact Matters | 2 Comments
Solicitors Journal Publication – Austin Chessell offers practical tips on how to resolve Christmas holiday- or other holiday contact through mediation, and considers the first prenuptial agreement case after Radmacher Christmas contact Christmas is fast approaching. Nurseries and schools will be closing shortly for several weeks making Christmas holiday contact one of the main issues […]