After separation your child or children will need both parents to be actively involved and interested. If you can’t be there all the time think about letters, Skype, phone calls, send photos and ask questions. Both parents should be involved in the education of the children regarding school plays and Read more…
Mediation could become mandatory in all suitable family court cases. This will mean that separating couples will have to try to agree their child custody and financial arrangements through a Family Mediator. This could also reduce the backlogs on the family courts which have built up due to the Covid Read more…
The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme is being extended until April 2025. It provides separating couples with vouchers worth up to £500 towards the cost of family or divorce mediation. This is costing the government another £15 million. So far the scheme has supported over 15,000 families. Nearly 70 per cent Read more…
The number of people applying to get divorced is now at its highest for ten years. It’s feared that the cost of living is putting marriages under financial strain. That contrasts starkly with 2021 having the lowest level of divorces for twenty years. This increase is also being put down Read more…
In a recent BBC Radio 4 interview Sir Andrew McFarlane’s frustration was palpable to hear, reflecting the view of many of his colleagues and family professionals about the number of parents ending up in the court system. In 2020, a report by the Family Solutions Group found the family justice Read more…
Family law cases are now taking longer to resolve than during the Covid restrictions. The government says mediation is the solution but the removal of legal aid for most private law family cases means many couples are not even aware it exists. Legal aid cuts have also increased the number Read more…
The biggest shake up in divorce law for over 50 years have come into force. These are ground breaking reforms which introduce the concept of a “no-fault” divorce. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (2020) is aimed at reducing conflict between separating couples. It means that they will no longer Read more…