05 Jul Family Mediation : Raising the Profile
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25 May Negotiating a pre-nuptial agreement or a living together contract? Think outside the box and mediate.
If you are about to marry/enter into a civil partnership or start to formally cohabit with your partner you may wish to put some safeguards in place to protect yourself financially against the unfortunate breakdown of your relationship. The method of doing this is to...
08 Jan Family Mediation Week
It's time to choose a better way: Consilia Mediation supports Family Mediation Week 2016 Every year, thousands of families are torn apart by bitter court battles. Relationships between separating parents are irretrievably broken, and all too often their children are caught up in the middle. But...
25 Nov Reframing the “D” word
Separation /Divorce is a difficult time. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has a view. You may feel stuck in a tunnel and really quite bleak. Where children are involved however it is vitally important that you stress to them the positives of the situation and...
19 Oct Financial disclosure and family mediation
Financial disclosure and family mediation So much has been written this last week about the big money cases involving Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil and how important it is for parties to have effective legal advice and thorough forensic examination of financial disclosure. Robust legal advice, the...
07 Jul The C-Word: A Guide for Separated Parents this Summer
As family solicitors and mediators we assist separated parents on an almost daily basis in relation to arrangements for their children. In our experience as family professionals, a key tool in ensuring successful co-parenting is more often than not a five syllable c-word…communication. Without effective communication,...
27 Mar Voice of the child
In the summer of last year the Government commissioned an external dispute resolution advisory group to look into the issue of involving children in out of court dispute resolution processes, including family mediation. The project was entitled "voice of the children". The final report was...
08 Feb Mental Health Awareness Week and Family Mediation
As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close it is a timely reminder that family breakdown can be one of life's most stressful and distressing events and one which may have a huge impact upon your physical and mental well being as you go through a family crisis whether it be...
28 Dec A Presumption of Parental Involvement
A presumption of parental involvement came into effect from 22 October 2014. The purpose of the new legislation is to reinforce the importance of a child having a relationship with both parents. It is also hoped that the new provision will achieve a cultural shift...
07 Dec Retain control as you take a step towards a different future
Open a newspaper in early January and there are lots of articles about how this month is a divorce lawyer's mecca. The media predictably quote that more instructions are given for divorce on the first working day after the New Year than at any other...
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