Mediation Blog

Call: 0113 468 9593Who are CAFCASS? CAFCASS are the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. This blog post will answer some of the frequently asked questions we get from our clients in relation to CAFCASS. Many of our clients are coming for mediation...

Call: 0113 468 9593How can mediation help with our separation?Mediation helps two (or more) people come to an agreement on something they are having difficulty sorting out themselves. The mediator is completely impartial and is not on anybody’s side. Their job is to...

Call: 0113 468 9593What is The Family Court?The main work of the Family Court in England & Wales is to make decisions about arrangements for children and finances – often after a divorce. Since 2014, the Family Court is part of local magistrates’ courts or county...

Call: 0113 468 9593A few words from Hilary Sharpe, Grandparents 4 Contact.I know we are only in March of a new year, but somehow it feels like a continuation of the last one. Despite the constant media hype and the Covid-19 vaccine, it still ‘feels as if’ things are...

Call: 0113 468 9593What is parental responsibility?This guide explains what parental responsibility is, who has parental responsibility and what steps you can take as a father who is not married to the child(ren)’s mother, or as a step parent, or as a same-sex couple,...

Call: 0113 468 9593What is a Declaration of Parentage?This guide explains what a declaration of parentage is, what you can do to resolve disputes about whether a man is the child’s father, and how to apply to the court for a Declaration of Parentage which definitively...