by admin | Aug 31, 2017 | Divorce, Family, Mediation, Separation, Uncategorized
I recently met Sue (name changed) whilst on holiday. Sue had been married for 25 years and divorced for 3. She told me she detests the term ‘failed marriage’ and gets very angry if anyone insinuates her marriage was a failure. In her opinion her marriage...
by admin | Aug 24, 2017 | Divorce, Family, Mediation, Uncategorized
I am a family mediator and child consultant and trained to listen to children. I help children to talk about their wishes and feelings. Direct Child Consultation can take place if both parents agree and the children are about 10 or over, depending on maturity. Giving...
by admin | Aug 22, 2017 | Conflict, Mediation, Uncategorized
My friend has a postcard pinned over her desk reminding her to “Assume nothing”. It is a piece of advice given by her therapist to help her resist self-destructive trains of thought. “She is married so she must be happier than I am”; “They have a nice house so they...
by admin | Aug 17, 2017 | Conflict, Divorce, Mediation, Separation
You feel hurt, angry and confused. You want an amicable divorce or separation, but you don’t feel you know your ex anymore. What will they do next? Trust is a distant memory or has been seriously eroded. You struggle to communicate at all. How on earth can you...
by admin | Aug 15, 2017 | Divorce, Family, Mediation, Uncategorized
We are not talking about the majority of non-resident parents, who mostly pay all they should pay and often more. We are talking about those parents who are determined to avoid supporting their children, even when they could easily afford to do so. They see the...
