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There are lots of ‘top tips’ where the school summer holidays are concerned. I have written plenty myself over the years. In…
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Many of us will have found politics a potentially risky topic for conversation without it getting heated. The fallout between Gary Lineker…
No blame game
‘No-fault divorce’ or The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 to give it its full title, brings major change from 6 April…
Good Divorce Week 2021
Good Divorce Week is back again, Resolution’s annual campaign to promote constructive ways forward for anyone separating or divorcing. This year the…
Happy Birthday to me!
I am one! I am in slight disbelief about that. I am grateful, humbled and inspired. I love what I do. I…
All good things must come to an end…
…but the good news is that free family mediation is here to stay – for a little longer anyway. The FMC sent…
Financially sound
One thing that frustrates me (and I suspect all mediators) is that mediation is labelled a ‘soft option’. This is often the…
Family Mediation Week 2021: day 5 – Principles underpinning family mediation.
Lawyers were traditionally the first port of call when looking at divorce and separation. Forward-thinking lawyers know that often (where there are…
Family Mediation Week 2021: day 4 – What about Me?
“What about me?” is a recent report of the FAMILY SOLUTIONS GROUP. The report calls for greater support for those experiencing divorce and…
Family Mediation Week 2021: day 3 – What if?
Listening Michael Legge (https://themindhealthcoach.com/) recently on how to take care of ourselves and practise mindfulness, he gave the following good advice. Anxiety…
Family Mediation Week 2021: day 2 – What actually happens in family mediation?
Mediation can be misunderstood. Like anything you try for the first time, it can take a while to understand and settle into. …
Family Mediation Week 2021: day 1 – Is there a new appetite for family mediation?
Much has been said and written about how the pandemic has changed our lives. We are all too familiar with the visible…
Good Divorce Week 2020
Can you have a ‘good divorce’? I sit slightly uncomfortably with the phrase, but it is true that, done in the right…
What is a MIAM?
In a world that often seems binary, a new divide; those who know what a MIAM is and those who say, “A…
A day in the office
A day at the office – how the mediation world has come online. Part of being able to take the leap to a…
Litigation should only come before a court where it is genuinely necessary
Everyone who works within separation/divorce and with children absolutely knows that court is not the answer. But I really surprise people when…
How it all began …
The arrival of my new business has been expedited by the ‘pandemic push’. Covid has necessitated change in so many aspects of our lives, both…