Snowbound? Mediate From the Comfort of Your Home.
Being snowbound doesn't mean you can't meet with a mediator. Providing you've got a computer or tablet with a camera,...
The Perfect Christmas Gift for a Child
In my last blog, What do Children Really Want for Christmas? I mentioned that what children of separated parents want...
Boundary Disputes and Mediation
Boundary disputes Boundary disputes and mediation may, at first glance, seem like an oxymoron. "Mediation is only for...
What do Children Really Want for Christmas?
Confession #1 What do children really want for Christmas? It's confession time - I have no idea what gadgets, toys or...
Finding the Right Family Mediator
Finding the right family mediator doesn't have to be like looking for a needle in a haystack. But there's a lot to...
Will an Amicable Separation Get You What You Need?
Amicable separation There are some going through relationship breakdown who believe that an amicable separation would...
Negotiating? Know Your BATNA and WATNA or Understand the Consequences
BATNA and WATNA A common problem we see in disputes is a party not knowing what their BATNA and WATNA is. By that we...
Mediating Online. From Your Own Home or Workplace
You want to mediate Mediating online could be for you if your relationship has broken down. You need to sort things...
What Goes Into a Parenting Plan?
As promised in A Parenting Plan is a Good Thing, Right? I'm now going to look at what typically goes into a parenting...
Family Courts: If Their Decisions Are Inevitable Why Go There, If Their Decisions Are Unpredictable, Why Go There? Guest blog by Marguerite Picard
Court outcomes range from unpredictable to inevitable One of the favourite hobbies of family lawyers is to discuss...
The Role of Solicitors in Family Mediation – Guest blog by solicitor Kate Brooks of Woolley & Co
I am a divorce and family law solicitor but I am also a qualified family mediator so I am quite well...
A Parenting Plan is a Good Thing, Right?
A parenting plan is a good thing. When parents live together they chat about their kids when they eat breakfast,...