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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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FINANCIAL MEDIATION: WHAT IS FAIR?

FINANCIAL MEDIATION: WHAT IS FAIR?

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

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What to do when your ex won’t let you see the children

What to do when your ex won’t let you see the children

“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

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FINANCIAL PLANNERS AND DIVORCE

FINANCIAL PLANNERS AND DIVORCE

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

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CREATING A PARENTING PLAN

CREATING A PARENTING PLAN

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

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Keep it about the kids: Telling your children about divorce 1

Keep it about the kids: Telling your children about divorce 1

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

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