by alternative resolution to conflict | Sep 18, 2024 | children, Divorce, Legal Aid, mediation, MIAM, Separation
We’re proud to announce that on 1st September 2024, we became a provider of Legal Aid for family mediation. This means we can offer our service to a much wider group of people, attempting to resolve issues concerning separation. In conjunction with the family...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Sep 13, 2024 | Divorce, family mediation, mediation, MIAM, Separation
By law, if you are separating or have separated, and are involved in a dispute concerning children or finances, you must book a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (or MIAM) with a mediator. However, there are 7 exemptions that permit you to bypass the MIAM,...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Aug 30, 2024 | family mediation, Legal Aid, MIAM
The most common question I’m asked, in our free consultation discussions, is ‘Do I really need to have a MIAM?’. For most people separating, with issues they can’t resolve themselves, the answer is yes. With recent tightening up of law concerning family issues (April...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Apr 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
When most people get around to writing a Will, they think that’s that – their Will remains in place until they die. Not quite. As a general rule, if you marry (or form a civil partnership) your Will is automatically cancelled. Presumably this was put into place to...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Aug 10, 2023 | contentious probate, executors, mediation, trustees, trusts, Wills and Probate
Mediation, in regard to solving problems, has a strong emphasis on the future. But in practice, people will nearly always have to travel along a road that takes them from the past to the present, to gain an insight into how tomorrow can be different. The origins of...
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