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Give a Child a Father – Let Fathers Share Parenting Of Their Own Children After Separation

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Rebecca Lewis in Uncategorized

The rates of divorce and parental separation continue their relentless rise and around a quarter of all children in the UK are affected. After separation 90% of children will end up living with only one parent and in 97% of cases this will be their mother.  According to the Office for National Statistics one in […]

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Non-court family dispute resolution for 2015

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Rebecca Lewis in Uncategorized

‘’Mapping Paths to Family Justice’’ – Happier passengers on a well-trodden alternative route  It was a pleasure to attend the ‘’New Year…. …New family dispute resolution’’ evening at Farrer & Co in early January focusing on the growing client interest in non-court family dispute resolution for 2015, particularly the findings of the briefing paper ‘Mapping […]

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McKenzie Friends – a reality here to stay.

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Rebecca Lewis in Uncategorized

Here are two articles that appeared  in The Law Gazzette and the BBC News. http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/mckenzie-friends-body-lays-down-law/5044927.article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29883819 I think it is safe to say that there is a lot of debate as to what to do with fee-charging MFs.   We appear to be threatening the legal profession (!). To quote Clive Coleman, legal correspondent for […]

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How To Help Your Children On Divorce – 6 Essential Steps

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Rebecca Lewis in Uncategorized

Soila Sindiyo has been working with children and families for over 12 years now specialising in the area of trauma, loss and bereavement.  Evidence from her practice has identified that it is not only what has happened that is important, but more crucially, how what has happened is handled. When parents go through divorce, it […]

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When and how should children be involved in mediation?

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Rebecca Lewis in Uncategorized

Part One New resources and services available to children whose parents are separating and when should children be involved in the family mediation process? This article was first published by Solicitors Journal (www.solicitorsjournal.com) on 5th February 2013 and is reproduced by kind permission. In a recent joint family mediation session I held with parents to […]

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