Family mediation is an alternative to Court proceedings and is a useful process for separating couples. Mediation can help parties reach agreements in relation to arrangements for children and also financial matters following separation. Mediation sessions are conducted by independent Mediators. They are professionally trained to help separated parties reach agreements in relation to issues that are in dispute. They do not represent either party and are therefore completely impartial.

Recent figures published by the Department for Education for 2016/2017 show that there were 646,120 referrals to children’s services during this period. These figures amount to 1,770 referrals every single day. This a rise of 4% on the previous year.

Clare’s Law was introduced in 2014 following the horrific murder of Clare Wood. Clare’s Law allows people to request information from the police regarding whether or not there is any record of previous domestic violence. There are two types of information disclosures available from Clare’s Law. A “right to ask” where a person asks for information about a person or a “right to know” where a police force can provide the information without being asked to do so in order to warn potential victims.

Divorce is undoubtedly a difficult time for parties involved. Here, we consider some com-mon Dos and Don’ts during a divorce…

Understandably, when people think of divorce they often associate this with going to Court. In reality, however, there are alternatives able for divorcing couples. Court proceedings can stressful for all involved and may not be the most appropriate pro-cess for your case.

Going through a divorce is never easy and impacts all involved. It is important to remain child-focused during a divorce so as to reduce the impact of your separation on them.

After going through a ceremony of marriage most couples believe their marriage is valid and set about their lives together. However, that is not the case for couples who go through an Islamic ceremony. The Islamic marriage is not recognised by law and for couples to be married legally, they must have a civil ceremony as well as the Nikah.

Statistics released in November by the Office of National Statistics demonstrated that the “cohabiting couple" is the second largest family type and the fastest growing. With that in mind, we consider the “cohabitation conundrum”….