Children

When you decide to introduce a new partner to your children it’s a significant step in your personal life, but it does require careful planning and thinking ahead. Prioritising what your children need and maintaining a positive co-parenting relationship are key. Here are 5 things to consider. Plan ahead: Ideally, when you’re in the process

When parents are no longer together, school holidays can be challenging and need careful thought. Some collaboration is needed to make a schedule that fulfils a child’s needs and allows for valuable time with each parent. Establishing a clear timetable that sets out how holidays will be shared between you is key. Any schedule should

The C100 is the court form you will use to make an application to the court for a Child Arrangements Order. There are a number of reasons why we may provide you with a C100 during the mediation process. Here are some examples:- If you attend a MIAM and don’t want to proceed any further

Top tips direct from children and young people with experience of their parents separating, to help parents to think about things from their child’s perspective. Download Top Tips for Parents who are Separated

For all families, the Covid-19 pandemic created worry and difficulties. For separated/separating families the impact on the parents and especially the children has been compounded. OnlyMums & Dads produced this excellent follow to to 101 Questions to answer the most frequently asked questions they received during the Covid-19 pandemic. Download your copy of Separation and

Planning Together for Children is a course that promotes cooperative parenting. It is a service that Cafcass provides on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. It supports parents to put the needs of their children first while they are working out how they can parent together when they are in the process of separating and/or

The Parenting Plan is a written plan worked out between parents after they separate. This CAFCASS resource will give you some idea of what a Parenting Plan might look like for you and the kind of questions to think through as you are preparing one. Download your copy of the Parenting Plan

This fantastic resource, produced by OnlyMums & Dads, seeks to answer the questions parents have when separating. Whilst you may be able to find lots of information on the internet, much of it is inaccurate or misleading.  101 Questions Collates the best professional advice from many of the UK’s leading family mediators and solicitors together