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Shared Parenting – What is it?
As parents, we strive to do the very best we can for our children. We want them to grow up to be happy, healthy,...
What’s the best Christmas contact arrangement for children?
The best Christmas contact arrangement for children is one where separated parents make it a Christmas to remember for all the right reasons, not the wrong ones.
Who choose our family mediation service in Ipswich?
There seems to be a widely held myth that mediation is only suitable for people who get along. It’s not. Find out more about who chooses u…
So You Still Think The Family Court Has the Answer to Your Parenting Problems?
I have never come across a family court dispute where the conflict between parents was resolved …
The very Idea of “Lawyer Assisted Negotiation” is a Misnomer
Lawyer assisted negotiation is not described in any negotiation handbooks. I’m not surprised …
The state has got to stop subsidising family court disputes
The state is directly contributing to adversarial family dispute resolution and to the psychosomatic problems of children when their parents separate.
How to Anticipate and Overcome the Difficulties of Co-parenting
For millions of years, most parents have learned together how to parent their children. It’s perfectly natural. They recall their own childhoods, watch, listen to and learn from others and each other. They accommodate any differences. And for much of the time, they will do a good job of it. But when they separate, parenting becomes a cause for arguments. Suddenly, parents behave in a way that they wouldn’t have done had they not separated. Courts cannot resolve these problems but a parenting plan can.
Parenting problems are not usually legal disputes, so why do so many parents go to court?
Imagine a world where parents who happily lived together sent each other letters through solicitors in an attempt to decide who should take time off work if the children are ill and unable to go to school. Imagine if the same parents instructed lawyers to send letters to each other to sort out how much time their children should spend with each of them during the school holidays. Now imagine the same parents asking a judge to decide which school their children should go to? It would be crazy wouldn’t it?
Planning For Your Children’s Long Summer Holiday
It will soon be the end of the school year. With most schools closing for at least six weeks, many children with separated parents are looking forward to spending lots of time with one or both of them during the long summer break.
Mum’s House, Dad’s House or Both?
The priority for most is to do what’s in the best interests of their children. Find out more about the effects on children of living in two parental homes.