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Married Vs. Unmarried – What’s The Difference When Separating?
22/04/2024
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It’s important to note that, unlike married couples, cohabiting partners do not have the same automatic legal rights and protections. This can have significant implications ...
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Could the Family Mediation Voucher Make Mediation More Affordable for You?
08/04/2024
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Back in 2021, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) launched a Mediation Voucher Scheme providing a contribution of up to £500 towards the mediation costs per ...
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How to Introduce a New Partner to Your Children
11/09/2023
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Introducing a new partner to your children can be a significant step in your personal life, but it does require careful planning and thinking ahead. ...
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Navigating School Holidays as a Separated Parent: A Guide for Parents in England and Wales
28/06/2023
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When parents are no longer together, school holidays can be challenging and need careful thought. Some collaboration is needed to make a schedule that fulfils ...
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The Justice Select Committee
21/06/2023
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On the 19th June 2023, Anna was pleased to represent the Family Mediators Association at the Justice Select Committee. She was invited as current chair ...
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What To Do About Pensions In A Divorce
19/04/2023
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If you’ve been married or in a civil partnership, you’ll be asked to gather together all of your financial information. Decisions regarding financial arrangements can ...
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Celebrating The End Of Ramadan And Its Impact On Mediation
13/04/2023
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This week marks the end of the month of Ramadan and mediator, Summera, explains what it’s all about and the implications fasting might have for ...
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I Have A C100 Form. What Happens Next?
08/02/2023
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The C100 is the court form you will use to make an application to the court for a Child Arrangements Order. There are a number ...
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Do I Need Legal Advice?
23/06/2022
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One of the questions we often get asked at initial meetings is ‘do I need legal advice from a solicitor?’. You might feel confused about ...
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Change is coming: All You Need to Know About No Fault Divorce
30/03/2022
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It’s certainly been a long time coming, but it’s now 1 week until 6th April 2022 when NO FAULT DIVORCE will be introduced in England ...
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We’ve taken the Green Pledge
15/01/2022
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At the start of this year’s Family Mediation Week, Vollans Mediation has taken the World Mediators Alliance for Climate Change’s Green Pledge. As we’ve been ...
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The Mediation Voucher Scheme
22/10/2021
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Vollans Mediation has been participating in the Ministry of Justice’s Mediation Voucher Scheme since it began in March 2021. The scheme’s aim is to support ...
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What is a MIAM?
01/09/2020
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If you’ve done any research about family mediation then you will probably have heard about the MIAM. Judges, lawyers and mediators talk about MIAMs – ...
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What is Child Inclusive mediation?
01/09/2020
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Research highlights that a high proportion of children say that no-one spoke to them before, during or after their parents’ separation. One of the ...
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Can I get Legal Aid?
01/09/2020
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Legal Aid is available for family mediation if you are financially eligible and your case is the type of case that the Legal Aid Agency ...
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