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Chris and Jane – A married couple who wished to discuss all issues (property, finances and children).
May 27th, 2010Tags: Children, children issues, co-parenting, conflict, court proceedings, decisions, Divorce, expensive, family dynamics, family home, finances, financial information, Mediation, Mediator, Option Document, outcome, parents, pension, relationship, savings, separation, settlement, Solicitor, solicitors, successful
Posted in Case Studies Testimonials | | No Comments »Jane (41) and Chris (43) had been married for 12 years. They have three children aged 3, 7 and 10. Jane had a career as an IT consultant but has not worked since having her first child. Chris has been a Police Officer for 18 years. Their solicitor suggested mediation as a way to avoid [...]
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Sarah and Tom – Co-habitees who wished to discuss property, finances and child arrangements
May 27th, 2010Tags: agreements, amicable, benefits, Children, Contact Schedule, deposit, expenditure, family home, fees, hostile, income, Information Meeting, legal fees, married, Mediator, money, mortgage, options, parents, property, relationship, rented home
Posted in Case Studies Testimonials | | No Comments »Sarah and Tom were not married and had lived together for 14 years. They had two children aged 11 and 13 years. Both agreed that the relationship was over and that staying together was making both themselves and the children unhappy. Sarah and Tom had both seen solicitors but were concerned that they could not [...]
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Direct Consultation
May 26th, 2010Tags: Children, children's views, decision maker, decisions, Direct Consultation, future, hopes, issue, Mediation, Mediator, parents, permission, plans
Posted in Parent and Child Services | | No Comments »Sometimes when parents are in mediation and are making decisions about their children, it can be helpful for all concerned (parents, children and the mediator), to understand and take into account the children’s views. Often it may be difficult for the child to express themselves directly to one or both the parents. With both parent’s [...]
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Child Counselling
May 26th, 2010Tags: breakdown, Child, child focused, Children, confidential, Couselling, experienc, parents, relationship, service, sessions
Posted in Parent and Child Services | | No Comments »This is a child focused service enabling a child to talk to an experienced Child Counsellor in a confidential setting. The child is able to talk about their own issues, primarily surrounding the breakdown of their parents’ relationship but other issues can also be discussed. The service is aimed at children aged between 5 to [...]
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Child Advocacy
May 26th, 2010Tags: advocacy, Child, child counsellor, Children, counselling, counsellors, feedback, issues, Mediation, parents
Posted in Parent and Child Services | | No Comments »Child advocacy is offered where the parents are in mediation and the child is receiving counselling from one of our child counsellors. The child is invited or requests to have their voice heard in the mediation sessions but without saying things themselves directly to the parents. The child and counsellor will discuss what the child [...]
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‘Living Solo’ and ‘Parenting Apart’ Courses
May 26th, 2010Tags: after divorce, Children, course, emotional, financial issues, focus, future, legal, Living, parenting apart, parenting relationship, parents, partners, separation, social, solo
Posted in Parent and Child Services | | No Comments »Living Solo helps clients to focus on and to plan for their future after divorce or separation. The course deals with legal and financial issues and includes social and emotional needs. The aim of the course is to help clients to move on. The Parenting Apart course aims to help parents to maintain a cooperative parenting [...]
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What sort of situations can Headway Mediation help with?
May 26th, 2010Tags: All Issues Mediation, child arrangements, child issues, civil partnership, Co-habitees, conflict, couples, Divorce, divorcing, family, finacial matters, financial issues, future, grandparents, Headway, housing, living arrangements, living together, Mediation, not married, Parenting-plan, parents, property, resolve, same-sex couples, separation
Posted in About Mediation | | No Comments »Mediation can be used by people at any stage of divorce or separation, including by those who have recently decided to separate or divorce and those who may have done so some years ago. Mediation can be helpful for parents (before or after separation), divorcing or divorced couples, co-habitees (couples living together but not married), [...]
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