If you’ve been married or in a civil partnership, you’ll be asked to gather together all of your financial information. Decisions regarding financial arrangements can only be made once there has been full and frank financial disclosure of all information. This includes information about any pensions you have, including any that have been accrued both […]
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This week marks the end of the month of Ramadan and mediator, Summera, explains what it’s all about and the implications fasting might have for clients and colleagues… Ramadan is the 9th month in the Islamic calendar and is important for Muslims around the world, with most observing a period of fasting of up to
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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
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One of the questions we often get asked at initial meetings is ‘do I need legal advice from a solicitor?’. You might feel confused about the difference between mediators and solicitors and what role they might each play in helping you. The answer to the question is always ‘it depends!’. As mediators, we can provide
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It’s certainly been a long time coming, but it’s now 1 week until 6th April 2022 when NO FAULT DIVORCE will be introduced in England & Wales. Whilst we’re still waiting for the final details, we do know that there will be some BIG changes. The sole ground for divorce, ‘Irretrievable Breakdown’, will continue to
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At the start of this year’s Family Mediation Week, Vollans Mediation has taken the World Mediators Alliance for Climate Change’s Green Pledge. As we’ve been thinking about how we ensure the mediation service we offer is sustainable in a post-Covid world, consideration of environmental sustainability certainly forms part of the conversation. Julia Tanner, a trained
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If you’ve done any research about family mediation then you will probably have heard about the MIAM. Judges, lawyers and mediators talk about MIAMs – but what are they? The Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) is the first meeting you will have with a mediator. It will usually just be between you and the
Research highlights that a high proportion of children say that no-one spoke to them before, during or after their parents’ separation. One of the important decisions that parents have to make is how and what they will tell their children about what is happening. It is important to recognise that every child is an
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Legal Aid is available for family mediation if you are financially eligible and your case is the type of case that the Legal Aid Agency will fund (a dispute following family breakdown that may end up in court such as making child arrangements following separation of financial arrangements where you are getting divorced. If you
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Vollans Mediation provides high-quality, reasonably priced mediation and other conflict resolution services from our offices in Leeds and Bradford.