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When families face separation, disagreements about parenting arrangements, property, or finances can arise. The good news is that going to court isn't the only option for resolving these disputes. The [...]

When you're going through a family law dispute, you may have to go through a lot of steps to resolve your matter as there are many different ways to resolve [...]

self 00:00 - Introduction 00:18 - Two Major Problems 02:03 - Legal Update In this video, we shall outline some of the common mistakes made by parties while entering into [...]

For many separated families, holidays can be a difficult time as everyone adjusts to living apart. As Christmas holidays approach there are likely to be many parents who fear the [...]

What is mediation and the process involved? What is solicitor assisted mediation, the benefits and disadvantages? What is mediation? Mediation is a form of out of court dispute resolution. You [...]

Family law matters can be incredibly stressful and emotionally taxing. When disputes arise, it's important to find effective ways to resolve them without escalating tensions further. Mediation is one such [...]

Byline: Eric T. Berkman The Family Court has jurisdiction to decide a custody dispute between a mother living with her children in Rhode Island and the children's father in Australia, [...]

What is the issue? In 2021 it was estimated that one third of UK families were 'blended', meaning the family contains a combination of parents, new partners and / or [...]

How can mediation help in agreeing child arrangements? There are many examples of divorcing celebrity couples becoming entangled in lengthy and expensive court proceedings. One can only imagine the pain [...]

Jersey has its own set of laws regarding marriage and divorce which must be followed if you want your divorce proceedings to go as smoothly as possible. We'll explain the [...]

Sadly, we frequently see cases involving the most entrenched parental conflict and cases of alienation. These cases can be extremely complex, involving several professionals and detailed assessments of the family, [...]

Can you relocate out of England and Wales with a child without permission or is it more complicated than that? Put simply, the answer is yes, it is more complicated [...]

In this video, CGW family lawyer Hannah Flanderka talks about child inclusive mediations. Watch to learn what they are, how they work and when they might be suitable for your [...]

When it comes to child custody agreements, there are a lot of misconceptions that people have had and shared over the years. These misconceptions interfere with many peoples' understandings of [...]

Vision for the future of family mediation Family mediation has been available for many years, and a recent speech by the President of the Family Division gives an indication of [...]

This section of the website endeavours to provide answers to frequently asked questions. Below are the FAQs about family law. The answers are necessarily general. They are information - and [...]

Associate solicitor Rebecca Patience and apprentice Grace McGarvey from Harrison Drury's divorce and family law team outline the general procedures when undertaking child arrangement proceedings for separating parents. When parents [...]

Whilst the concept of co-parenting is not new, there has been a move towards parents engaging a Parenting Coordinator to assist them to navigate and hopefully resolve issues that arise [...]

Dianne Caruso is a Senior Associate in the Family Law team at HHG Legal Group. She is also a Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner chairing mediations in respect of both [...]

Introduction On December 17, 2021, in Association de médiation familiale du Québec v. Bouvier, In this case, when a family mediation process ended, the mediator recorded his conclusions about the [...]

Assisted by Jessica O'Brien Engaging in a process to resolve family law disputes can be a daunting process. It is well known that matters taken to the Court are time-consuming [...]

Mediation is regularly used in family law to assist couples to reach an agreement about their financial separation and any arrangements for children, avoiding the need to go to court. [...]

Following separation, one of the parties may to want to move to another city or interstate. Sometimes this is triggered by an offer of employment; sometimes it is a desire [...]