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Getting the best out of family mediation
Here at CFLP we offer clients a choice of process to bring about a resolution of their dispute: using the court, negotiation, collaborative law or family mediation. As regular readers will know, the government has expressed its intention to put family mediation at the heart of its new vision for family justice,and our own experience suggests that more people are turning to... more >
In praise of Private Eyes
At CFLP we have a keen focus on our clients’ needs. In family law, we deal with people at some of the most stressful periods of their lives, where there can be considerable fears, suspicions, doubts and hunches about what is the truth and whether someone is trying to hide it. People come to us when the trust has gone... more >
Child maintence fails audit
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission – formerly the CSA – gets a bad press. This week’s news that its accounts are still in such a state that the Comptroller and Auditor General has once again been unable to give a full sign off to its Client Funds Account will not do much for its street cred. The problem is... more >
A New Children & Families Bill
[23.5.14 update - this Bill became the Children And Families Act 2014 and parts of it are now in force.] Last week, the Queen announced Parliament’s intentions for the next term, including the introduction of a fair few measures to reform the law applying to families in a new Children and Families Bill, to be introduced in April 2013. We... more >
A second glance at Collaborative Law
CFLP is committed to offering clients a range of processes to help them work out arrangements for the family after separation, divorce or civil partnership dissolution. Like most family law firms, the bulk of our work is negotiation and litigation, and our strong mediation practice is growing steadily. One area of our service that we’re particularly passionate about is promoting... more >
Marriage: the gold standard?
Yesterday saw the launch of The Marriage Foundation, an organisation that has been set up by a High Court Judge “to be a national champion (advocate) for marriage, strengthening the institution for the benefit of children, adults and society as a whole”. At CFLP we’re generally all in favour of something that will benefit children, adults and society as whole,... more >