When we’re facing big decisions about the future, we often rely on the help and support of others. Seeking different perspectives, impartial advice and more information can allow us to answer those big questions in new and better ways. This is no different when you’re making decisions by yourself, with others or about others – and it’s also the case where you can’t agree. Using mediation to resolve disputes provides a great way of getting support, and then using this to sort

At Family Mediation North East we've written a blog explaining how separated couples can sort out their property or finances disputes in

Parents are often in dispute about children’s maintenance following their separation or in other circumstances where there is a lack of trus

So you’ve separated from your partner. What happens next? A quick Google search brings up hundreds of websites, blogs, articles – how do you

Death, moving house and divorce are among the most stressful life events you can go through. The pain of separation can be very similar to t

Going through the emotional journey of a separation or divorce is tough. Then when all the practical issues that you face are considered suc

Legal advice is not given in a mediation process but it has become more common for the services of solicitors to be “unbundled”. Instead of

For a financial settlement to be binding it is important that you both disclose to each other your respective financial positions. This woul