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Children Mediation Example
A lot of my children mediation clients now have an international element to their situation. I have worked with families where they have relocated with the children to America, Australia and Asia after the separation or divorce. In these types of situations, it was...
Family Mediation Financial Example
A married couple came to mediation as they had spent tens of thousands of pounds on legal fees and Court hearings costs and wanted to avoid the further legal costs of a final hearing. In this case they had multiple properties. The properties had already been valued,...
A case when a Judge is not allowed to have continuing involvement (Shokrollah-Babaee v Shokrollah-Babaee) [2019] EWHC 2135 (Fam)
A Judge may not be allowed to deal with the case if they have dealt with the case before. This situation happened in financial remedy proceedings where the case had progressed from the financial dispute resolution appointment to a final hearing and there were...
Mediating With Children
Some of my experiences of mediating with childrenI have trained to mediate with children (Child-Inclusive Mediation) with the Family Mediators Association. If both parents agree and the child wants to be part of Family Mediation they should have a voice in Mediation....
How can I prepare myself to get ready for Family Mediation?
Austin Chessell joined London Family Solicitor in October 2019. Below are Austin’s top 10 tips on how to get ready for Family Mediation. 1. If financial matters are discussed in Family Mediation start collecting your financial disclosure now. Pension documents can...
Financial Provision for Children Part 2: Children Act – Schedule One
Part One of this series of articles provided an overview concerning the work of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). This government institution is equipped to handle the vast majority of child maintenance matters and was created with the express purpose of limiting...
Financial Provision for Children Part 1: Statutory Child Maintenance
Whatever their marital status, parents have a responsibility to provide for their children financially. At times, steps need to be taken to ensure that a parent meets this obligation; particularly where one parent does not reside with their child and is not managing...
Living Together. Part One: Who are Cohabitants and how does the law affect them?
With over 3.1 million unmarried couples living together in the UK today, compared with 1.5 million back in 1996, it seems more and more of us want to put-off marrying, or avoid marriage completely. Given that fact, it is now more important than ever to appreciate that...
Matter of an application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review [2017] UKSC 8 A “significant extension of cohabitee’s rights which could affect millions”?
BackgroundOn the 8th of February 2017, the Supreme Court passed judgment in favour of cohabitant Denise Brewster, concluding that NILGOSC’s* decision not to award her a survivor’s pension; following the unexpected death of her fiancée, was unlawful.Portions of the...