I recently heard a proverb which I understand to be Jewish. It goes something like this…… When two divorced people marry four people get into the marital bed. It struck me what a potential understatement that is. No doubt couples who marry having both been married before, bring with them Read more…
Emmet likes relaxing in the mediation room here at Taylor and Emmet/Hallam mediation. He hasn’t actually been to court but he has heard about it and he doesn’t like the idea of parents arguing and a judge deciding what will happen to children after their parents separate. He much prefers Read more…
From the 22nd of this month there will be significant changes to how separating couples resolve disputes about property, finances and children. The family courts are changing in terms of their organisation and the way that they deal with family disputes and people have been encouraged to consider other ways Read more…
The Children Act 1989 which deals with cases involving disputes between parents will be amended on 22nd April 2014 to include the new term “parental involvement” and will change the names of certain court orders. “Custody” and “access” were abolished when the Children Act 1989 into force and were replaced Read more…
Sitting in traffic as always, on the M1 and Sheffield Parkway on my way to work this morning, it struck me how similar driving a car in heavy traffic is to helping a client through the divorce process. Although we might do it subconsciously when we are driving, particularly in Read more…