Help With Mediation for Divorce and Separation
Many people believe that cohabiting couples who break up have legal rights against each other: the so called “common law husband and wife”. In fact this is a myth as they have no rights based on the fact of their cohabitation. In 2007 the Law Commission (an independent body which reviews the law of England… Read more »
The government believe that mediation is often a better way of resolving disputes about arrangements for children or finances following relationship breakdown. This does not just apply to the couple concerned but could include other family members such as grandparents. In order to encourage anyone wanting to apply to the court for an order relating… Read more »
On a divorce a court can look at all the assets owned by the parties to the marriage. Amongst other types of order, a court can order one party to transfer an asset he or she owns to the other party. Sometimes what are owned are shares in a company and the company itself owns… Read more »
For some years the topic of shared parenting has been a popular theme for those involved with arrangements for children after the separation of their parents. Lone fathers groups have been very vocal and achieved a high profile in arguing for a presumption of shared parenting. There has been discussion about what that means: some… Read more »
In April 2011 court rules were introduced in the family court to make it necessary for anyone wanting to start a court application regarding children or financial issues to first to attend a meeting with a family mediator to find out about mediation and other alternatives to court. These are called Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings or… Read more »
This article caught my attention as it gave one man’s experience of divorcing. http://goodmenproject.com/divorce/what-no-one-tells-you-about-divorce/ The author concluded by saying “ If you really think divorce is the only answer, don’t lie, cheat or ruin your spouse. This will destroy any trust between you and her during the divorce. Divorce proceedings that lack trust will ruin… Read more »
Welcome to my blog. What I want to achieve is to give my readers information to help them in making the transition from being one part of a relationship to adjusting to life apart and to do it as successfully as can be done for yourself as well as for any children you might have…. Read more »