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How to find professional help for divorce or separation.

How to find professional help for divorce or separation.

The end of a relationship can be very stressful and not knowing where to start when it comes to formally organising the separation or a divorce can add to that stress. In this blog, we give you some ideas about

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CHILD MAINTENANCE

CHILD MAINTENANCE

In this helpful podcast about child maintenance, the wonderful team at Brabners explain how child maintenance is calculated. It also provides information on claims for unmarried parents under the Children’s Act 1989. After listening to the podcast, you can use

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How to help your children manage their emotions after divorce or separation

How to help your children manage their emotions after divorce or separation

Going through a divorce or separation doesn’t just affect the couple involved. If you have children, they will also go through a grieving process (read more about the grief cycle many parents go through here). Here are some tips to

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Six ways to deal with an ex who won’t stop texting emotional messages

Six ways to deal with an ex who won’t stop texting emotional messages

  The end of a relationship is an emotional time. Everyone will go through their own roller-coaster journey (for more information on this, click here) and sometimes this leads to emotional text messages from an ex. If it was your

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No fault divorce

No fault divorce

From 6th April 2022, divorce law is changing. The new divorce process is simpler, clearer and allows plenty of time for mediation. In this helpful podcast, Brabners Solicitors explain the changes. For more information on Brabners and their legal services,

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Seven recommended co-parenting apps to make your life easier

Seven recommended co-parenting apps to make your life easier

Co-parenting with an ex is often tricky, but here are seven co-parenting apps to make it easier.   Most of the co-parenting apps offer four basic features:   A shareable calendar and scheduling tools A messaging function that keeps a

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What are the main barriers to a successful mediation?

What are the main barriers to a successful mediation?

A prospective client recently asked me, ‘what are the barriers to a successful mediation?’ It was a good question and one that made me think. Sometimes mediation is not appropriate (see here for when mediation might not be appropriate). When

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How does financial disclosure work at Abingdon Family Mediation?

How does financial disclosure work at Abingdon Family Mediation?

If you come into mediation to reach agreement on your finances following divorce, then the process starts with something called ‘financial disclosure’.   This means that you each share details of all of your finances with each other and the

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My ex never sticks to the arrangements

My ex never sticks to the arrangements

In a recent blog, I wrote about the most common complaint I receive from Dads, namely their ex is restricting access to the children and they need help. This time I am turning to another common complaint I receive, often

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What happens to your pension when you divorce?

What happens to your pension when you divorce?

Disclaimer: I am an accredited mediator – not a qualified lawyer or pensions expert. The information in this article is to simply explain issues impacted by divorce and separation. You should not treat this information as legal or pensions advice.

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