Abingdon Family Mediation. Family mediator working with separation and divorce, to agree issues relating to your finances or arrangements for your children.
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
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
Clients often come into mediation saying that they want to be sure that the financial agreement that they reach is fair. This blog post attempts to answer the question of ‘financial mediation: what is fair?’ Warning: I am an accredited
“My ex won’t let me see the children, can you help?” is a common message I receive on my voicemail. The message is usually left by a father at his wits end, who is thinking about going to court to
Recently I was working with a mother who wanted to mediate with her ex about the arrangements for their daughter. Handovers were proving difficult and Mum wanted to work out a better way forwards. Mum explained how Dad was always
For clients getting divorced, financial planners can be invaluable. But of course if you’ve never used one before, it can be hard to differentiate between them and the other kinds of financial advisor, and perhaps hard to work out how
Separating parents often come into mediation asking me if I can help them to put together a parenting plan. Mediation can be a good place to have discussions about how you wish to co-parent if you are separating. Here are
In Part 1 of telling your children about divorce, I explained when to tell your children and why it is so important. Here are my top tips on how to tell them: Keep the conversation short, simple and direct. It’s
Telling your children about your divorce is one of the hardest, and one of the most important conversations you will ever have with them. It’s made harder because often we are still processing our own emotions around the split and
Shared Ownership housing allows you to buy part of a home and to rent the rest. It means that if you can’t afford to buy a house, either because you do not have enough for the deposit or you cannot