Latest News & Updates

National Family Mediation Announces New CEO

Sarah Hawkins takes over from Jane Robey who retires after almost 20 years in post Sarah Hawkins, formerly Operations Manager [...]

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Family Mediation Week 22-26 January 2024

Separating Parents urged to embrace mediation to avoid courtroom conflict Parents who have decided to separate or divorce in 2024 [...]

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NFM welcomes government’s commitment to encouraging earlier dispute resolution

NFM says thousands of families each year will benefit from support to make separation and divorce more amicable National Family [...]

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Court or Family Mediation?

Court or Family Mediation? If you have decided to divorce, end your civil partnership, or separate from your partner you [...]

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Separated couples turning to mediation to manage separation amicably

Family dispute specialists who are part of the country’s largest network of family mediators are preparing for what is always [...]

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NFM carries out DBS Advanced Checks on child inclusive mediators

National Family Mediation has become the first family mediation provider to put all of its child-inclusive mediators through the DBS [...]

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Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Board as a Trustee!

National Family Mediation (NFM) is on the lookout for a dynamic and committed individual to join our esteemed board of [...]

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Mediation charity gears up for spike in enquiries over festive feuds

National mediation charity NFM (National Family Mediation) says it is gearing up for its annual increase in enquiries this Christmas, [...]

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National Family Mediation – AGM

National Family Mediation will be holding their 40th AGM on Wednesday 1st November 2023 – 12.00-1.00pm via Zoom. If you would like [...]

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NFM signs Menopause Workplace Pledge

As a further sign of commitment to the health and wellbeing of its staff, NFM has signed the Menopause Workplace [...]

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Accessing Free Family Mediation to Navigate Your Divorce or Separation  

Divorce or separation can be emotionally taxing, but reaching a resolution doesn't have to be a financial burden, Family Mediation [...]

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Choosing Cooperation Over Parallel Parenting

Co-parenting after divorce or separation can be a challenging journey, especially when the dynamics between parents are strained or contentious. [...]

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Increase in pension disputes as cost-of-living crisis bites

Pensions now feature in almost 80% of divorce mediation cases. NFM has seen a sharp increase in the number of [...]

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Government consultation on earlier resolution for private family disputes through mediation

As readers will no doubt recall, earlier this year the Government announced plans to protect children under new mediation reforms, [...]

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No Fault Divorce – Don’t Forget To Sort Your Finances!

No fault divorce was introduced in England in April 2022, which now makes it much easier for couples to divorce, [...]

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Navigating Later Life Divorce

Divorce is a challenging life event, and when it happens later in life, it can come with unique complexities. Understanding [...]

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Separating parents urged to mediate to avoid missed milestones

Voucher scheme provides families with up to £500 to put towards mediation The last few weeks before the summer holidays [...]

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Government voucher scheme a potential ‘childcare lifeline’ for single parents this summer

Scheme provides families with up to £500 to put towards mediation Families can use funds to mend bridges with extended [...]

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Mediation charity urges warring exes to work together this Father’s Day

Child matters account for 4 in every 5 mediation matters Lone mothers head up 84% of lone parent families in [...]

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