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Breaking barriers to mediation
Last week we wrote about the alternatives to court as our way of supporting Resolution’s third dispute resolution week. This week, we are going to take a closer look at mediation. The news headlines surrounding it tend to give a bit of a mixed message. On the one hand we have the Family Justice Minister, Simon Hughes, saying recently that... more >
A Better Way to divorce or separate
This week is Resolution's third Family Dispute Resolution Week. It's an awareness-raising campaign which aims to highlight the alternatives to court for separating couples and their families. There are events going on around the country to help spread the word that there are alternatives to courtroom battles for separating couples, and there’s been plenty of media coverage already on the surveys... more >
Names have been changed to protect the innocent
Names are very important and emotive things. They are our labels, and our surnames act as markers to show who we all belong to as a family unit, both down the generations and through marriage. When a family separates, there are sometimes issues over surnames. Wives may wish to revert to their maiden names, or lose one part of the... more >
Family-friendly laws?
The Government has announced that all future policy and legislation is to be subjected to a family friendly filter before it can be enacted. This is a Conservative party initiative to ensure that families are supported, and not adversely affected, by developments in law and policy. From October, all government departments will have to assess the impact of policy on... more >
Tigers, trusts and temerity
People often say that there are no winners in family law. However in a recent case, it could be said that, rather unusually, endangered tigers were the winners. Or, to be more specific, a charity striving to preserve and conserve the critically endangered Chinese tiger could be said to have been the winner. The case is rather unusual, even for a divorce... more >
Pressing questions
We are all used to seeing the seemingly endless press coverage of cases affecting families – high profile divorces, battles over money and children, and the inevitable “quickie divorce” for a separating celebrity couple, but have you ever considered how the press get their stories? Did you know that, generally speaking, journalists can sit in the family courts and can... more >