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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
6 February 2020
Children’s Mental Health Week 2020: How to support your child through divorce
3-9 February 2020 marks Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week, an event created to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. This year’s theme, #findyourbrave, has particular resonance for children experiencing divorce and family breakdown, who require specific support to navigate what can be a scary and confusing process. With that in mind and based on our experience as family lawyers, we have put together our top tips on ways in which to support your children through the divorce process:
24 January 2020
The advantages of mediation in resolving family disputes
Today marks the end of family mediation week. In this blog Connie Atkinson summarises the mediation process and, as considered in our historic blogs, examine the key benefits of mediation and other methods of dispute resolution as a way of resolving the practical arrangements following separation.
14 November 2019
Sex addiction and divorce
If you are coming to terms with you or your partner being a sex or porn addict, you may be wrestling with what your future looks like and considering separation or divorce. We advise people facing this decision every day. We can help connect you with the right specialists and, if you decide to separate, we will support you through the legal process and help you understand the role sex addiction might play. In this blog, Cady looks at what sex addiction is and the implications it may have on relationships, including divorce, finances and children.
1 November 2019
National Fertility Awareness Week – facing fertility issues and the strains it can place on relationships
This week is National Fertility Awareness Week. Culminating with World Fertility Day on 2 November 2019, Fertility Network UK’s focus throughout the week includes: the impact of infertility on your mental health; infertility in the workplace; men and infertility; and fertility education. A huge number of important issues are raised, and stories shared, which helps us to see that infertility touches the lives of many people in many ways. In this blog, Connie Atkinson shares her personal experience of dealing with fertility issues and how she as a family and divorce lawyer witness the strain it can place on relationships.
11 September 2019
Co-parenting with my ex - how do I do it?
Parenting is hard. Working out how to parent with your partner is hard. Who does what, when and how, where the boundaries are – so many small decisions that make up a big part of your child’s life. So how do you co-parent when your partner becomes your ex?
