
Parents who have decided to separate or divorce in 2025 are being urged to find out how to avoid Courtroom confrontation to settle money and parenting arrangements.
January usually sees a rise in the number of parents deciding to live apart as the various pressures that go hand-in-hand with the Christmas period act as a final straw for relationships.
What is Family Mediation Week?
Family Mediation Week, this year launches on the 27th January. It is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of family mediation, a process that can help ex-partners agree what works for them, while avoiding the Court process with all the stress, delay and cost it can bring.
Many parents emerge from the festive period feeling defeated by the pressures on relationships and finances that have been highlighted during the holiday period.
We tend to find parents in this position simply don’t know which way to turn. Their life-changing decision to separate brings with it so many tough questions:
· Who lives where?
· Where will the children live, and how will we make sure we each spend time with them?
· How will we sort money?
· What about debts and pensions?
· And even the family dog?
Family Mediation Week shines a helpful spotlight on these tricky issues, offering separating parents information about their options as they look to make arrangements for parenting, property and finance.
Family mediation is a process where an independent, professionally-trained mediator helps you work these things out, enabling you to avoid Courtroom confrontation. Professional mediators help empower you to create long-term solutions for your particular circumstances, rather than leaving it to a Court to make decisions for your family.
Next Steps...
If you would like to know more about the benefits of family mediation, why not visit our family mediation page here or call us on freephone 0800 011 6666 for more information on how we can help.