Why A Valid Passport Might Not Be Enough to Take the Kids Abroad This Summer
While families across the UK are busy checking their passports have six months’ validity to avoid holiday hiccups, separated parents [...]
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Easter Parenting Advice for Divorced or Separated Parents
Divorced or separated parents often share responsibility for their children’s school holidays and with Easter just around the corner, separated [...]
Campaigners Welcome Extension of Family Mediation Voucher Scheme but Call for Long-Term Commitment
NFM (National Family Mediation) has welcomed the government’s decision to extend funding for the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme until March [...]
Charity urges couples to consider mediation instead of ‘lawyering up’ this Divorce Day
NFM (National Family Mediation) is urging couples considering separation or divorce this January to take time to explore all available [...]
Mediation Charity Gears Up for Christmas Surge as Separated Couples Tackle Festive Co-Parenting Challenges
NFM urges families to take advantage of the Government’s Mediation Voucher Scheme to help with Festive Co-Parenting. As Christmas approaches [...]
Divorce-Linked Pension Disputes on the Rise
NFM (National Family Mediation) reports that in 2023, the pension became a focal point in 78% of the 9,000 cases [...]
Courtrooms or Coastlines? Parents urged to mediate over holiday plans as new school fines rule kick in.
As new regulations on school attendance loom, the charity National Family Mediation (NFM) is calling on separated and divorced parents [...]
Innovative new platform closes the loop between mediation and legal services
NFM to bring new mediator-led approach to divorce and separation to market A legal entrepreneur and the country’s largest provider [...]
Separating parents urged to mediate to avoid missing milestones
The last few weeks before the summer holidays can be an exciting time for school children, with many events such [...]
Greater Manchester-based Children First Family Mediation announces partnership with NFM
A Greater Manchester charity has joined forces with NFM (National Family Mediation) - the largest provider of family mediation in [...]
Separated Parents Urged to Mediate Over Holidays Abroad for Kids to Avoid Airport Issues
As the summer holiday season approaches, National Family Mediation (NFM) is urging couples in conflict to mediate over any concerns [...]
Mediation charity launches Easter holidays advice guide
A national mediation charity has published a guide providing help and advice to parents who are going through a divorce [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Court or Family Mediation?
Court or Family Mediation? If you have decided to divorce, end your civil partnership, or separate from your partner you [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]