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In my last blog, What do Children Really Want for Christmas? I mentioned that what children of separated  parents want most is for their mum and dad to get on and not fight. Of course, most children also like to get things. The perfect Christmas gift for a child  will...

Confession #1 What do children really want for Christmas? It's confession time - I have no idea what gadgets, toys or games kids are into at the moment. But I do know what children don't want. They don't want their mum and dad to argue, especially not about them. They...

Finding the right family mediator doesn't have to be like looking for a needle in a haystack. But there's a lot to deal with when going through separation and divorce. Children need stability and reassurance, you may need to find somewhere to live, keep paying the...

Amicable separation There are some going through relationship breakdown who believe that an amicable separation would mean they wouldn't get what they want. It would involve some sort of touchy-feely approach. That would mean they wouldn't be able to make the other...

You want to mediate Mediating online could be for you if your relationship has broken down. You need to sort things out. There are parenting and financial arrangements to make. You want a mediator to help because you've heard that it is a better and less expensive...

As promised in A Parenting Plan is a Good Thing, Right? I'm now going to look at what typically goes into a parenting plan. Bear in mind though that a parenting plan is a personal thing and a mediator will help you to create a plan that suits your family....

Court outcomes range from unpredictable to inevitable One of the favourite hobbies of family lawyers is to discuss their court cases. And nothing makes for more excitement than when the court ‘gets it wrong’. Unsurprisingly, one lawyer or the other often thinks that...