Family Mediation & Arbitration in London, Rutland and East Anglia

The headlines yesterday (and blog posts today) are all about the Supreme Court cases of Gohil and Sharland.  The judgments make clear the risk to a party who decides against providing full and frank disclosure of their assets upon divorce.

Gohil

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Most couples will have unpleasant feelings towards the other following separation.  The perceived victim may feel anger and /or frustration while the perceived separator may feel defensive.  By the time mediation arrives they both are apprehensive of the process; espe...

When a couple separate the decision is sometimes a joint one, a “conscious uncoupling” as per Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow (these are the lucky separations).  More often than not the decision to separate is made by one person alone – this leaves the other person a...

A leading law firm has conducted a survey of 2,000 married people in England aimed at assessing the impact of social media on marriage.

The survey says that 1 in 7 would consider a divorce arising out of the behaviour of their spouses on sites and apps such as Faceboo...

There really is an app for everything now.  The current trend is for us to track our waking day (and night).  We can monitor our walking and running distances, heart rate, resting pulse, blood pressure, calorie intake and sleep cycles.  Some apps will even pop up tell...

Understandably much coverage has been given to the Supreme Court case of Vince v Wyatt.  In this case Ms Wyatt and Mr Vince were married in 1981 and separated in 1984 – their divorce was completed on 26 October 1992.  For around 8 years after the divorce Mr Vince pursu...

At Prism Mediation we are champions of #lifelongparenting and assist many couples in reaching an agreement when they separate that have the needs of their children in primary focus. We firstly assist parents in establishing a coherent narrative for their children as to...

If you are going through divorce or separation the emotions you are likely to be feeling may range from anger, shock, denial, envy, loss, desperation, loneliness any many more.  Your children are likely to be going through a similar range of emotions and will require t...

Conflict is often a trap of the past.  Resolving that conflict is an act of the present and is future facing.

Conflict in a relationship is perfectly normal.  However, if conflict is not resolved it can lead to relationship breakdown.  Thereafter it can be difficult to...

Generally, if your partner has abducted your child it is an understatement to say that your level of trust with them is at an all-time low.  It is often hard to see past how any aspect of parenting can be shared again.  In appropriate cases mediation can provide the va...