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Family Mediation Week
This week is national family mediation week – you can find out more about what is going on at www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk Here are some reasons why you may wish to consider using family mediation to work out your future arrangements Family mediation is a way for families to manage changes that arise when they decide that…
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Defusing conflict with language
The words we use are important. As George Orwell once stated “the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts…if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” Using language that is outdated, inappropriate or confrontational can have significant consequences when trying to resolve issues and find solutions as a…
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A Multidisciplinary Team
By Penny Coombes Sussex Family Solutions set up over a decade ago. It grew out of an idea that there must be a better way of helping separating couples through their relationship breakdown in a more non-adversarial way, and that if we pooled our experience and professional expertise, we could achieve better outcomes for people. …
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Hybrid Mediation Case Study
Catherine & Tom Catherine and Tom were a high conflict married couple who had already been separated for over a year when they instructed their lawyers. Tom was a high-earning lawyer working in the city and Catherine had stopped training as a teacher to care for their three children (one aged 13 and twins aged…
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Taking the Fear out of Divorce
I have been working as a Family Consultant since 2011. I work with couples, families, individuals and at times children who have experienced a high level of conflict during the break down of a relationship. I work within and alongside legal frameworks, such as in mediations, collaborative processes or alongside the courts. In my experience…
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Lockdown Separation
With Lockdown upon us, and people feeling trapped in marriages they want to leave, for us professionals in Family Law, now more than ever, is the time we are thinking of how to reduce adversity in our work with clients. Being stuck together with health worries, possibly financial worries too and no where to go…
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The collaborative process
The collaborative model requires a shared commitment to avoid litigation. The process involves a series…
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So why consider Arbitration?
If you have been unable to reach agreement then rather than having to go to court Family Law Arbitration run by the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA) might be the solution. As with the court process, you end up with a legally binding agreement (“the Award”). So why consider Arbitration? Choice – you…
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The Parenting Plan
The Parenting Plan [PDF 968k] is a written plan worked out between parents (and sometimes grandparents and other family members) after they separate. The Plan covers practical issues of parenting. • It asks you to think about your children and, based on their sex, ages and personalities, what they are likely to need. • A Parenting Plan must put the…
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Institute for learning & brain sciences
Watch this video to see how disagreement is perceived and will affect even your 18 month year old child. Toddlers who overhear adults disagreeing can use that emotional information to guide their own behavior, according to research study from the Institute of Learning & Brain Sciences. This re-enactment of the experiment begins with a warm-up…