How separated families can cope with the Covid Christmas rules
With his generous frame and thick mop of blond hair, Boris Johnson might make a passable Father Christmas, were it not for the absence of facial hair, however his announcement…
With his generous frame and thick mop of blond hair, Boris Johnson might make a passable Father Christmas, were it not for the absence of facial hair, however his announcement…
If you are contemplating getting a divorce then your future financial security is likely to be a key concern, particularly if you gave up or compromised a promising career to…
A separation will inevitably mean a change in the family dynamic, and you may be concerned about what this will mean for your relationship with your children. New arrangements will…
In the most significant overhaul of divorce law in the last fifty years, divorcing couples will no longer have to allege adultery or dredge up allegations of unreasonable behaviour in…
If you are facing the stress of a relationship breakdown you need a legal representative on your side who you can trust to provide sound, quality advice to get you…
One unsightly by-product of Covid 19 has been the massive spike in reported incidents of domestic abuse. Whilst mediation has long been able to protect victims from intimidating and controlling…
Asking a couple who are going through a divorce or separation to practice social distancing from each other is second nature in normal circumstances, as most contact post separation is…
When a family experience divorce or separation, there is a seismic shift in their lives, most notably for children, who are suddenly thrust into a world where they have to…
These are very worrying times for the health of the nation. Life as we knew it has, for the moment at least, changed dramatically. Social and business activities have been…
With National Mediation Week having recently taken place in January, Laceys Mediation wanted to share a couple of success stories that developed during that week to help demonstrate how Mediation…
The end of term is when children should burst gleefully out of school doors, excited at the prospect of spending a fun packed holiday with mum and dad. Except for…
Parenting is hard and making the right decisions is a minefield, but add to the mix insecurities that come with separated parenting and there is no wonder that court applications…
It is the most significant overhaul of divorce law in the last fifty years. Divorcing couples will no longer have to allege adultery or dredge up allegations of unreasonable behaviour…
Stress, conflict, anger and confrontation are an unavoidable part of a family mediator’s life. But just because it is unavoidable does not mean that it is not manageable. Kenneth Clarke…
Laceys Mediation are pleased to now offer pre-arranged Saturday morning appointments from 8.30am to midday for clients at our Southampton office at Basepoint Centre, Andersons Road, SO14 5FE. Family Mediation…
Long gone are the days of ‘Children should be seen and not heard’ with greater effort now being made by the family justice system to ensure that a child’s wishes…
The decision to separate can be very difficult and stressful, even for those couples who resolved long ago that their relationship is over, taking the first step can still feel…
We all remember the magical excitement of Christmas from our childhood, and as adults, we strive to recreate this for our children. However, the reality can sometimes be very different,…
Sometimes as a mediator I feel I possess the Midas touch, pulling family disputes from the brink of failure, whilst at other times I seem to be overwhelmed by the…
One of the joys of my job is child consultation. We see many children throughout the year at the request of their parents and the experience for both children and…
One of our ground rules for mediation sessions reads: ‘You will not dwell on the past, but instead will focus on future arrangements’. It is useful for client’s to understand…
At Laceys Mediation we acknowledge that many separated couples are facing many challenges in attempting to re-establish their lives as single individuals. Most people in this situation wish to avoid…
Gemma Burden, one of our partners who is charge of the Mediation Department, talking with Jonathan Hines from UK Talk Radio on Mediation. Topics she covers include; The aim of mediation in…
Kenneth is the elder statesman of our mediation team, with forty years’ experience as a family lawyer, and qualified as a mediator in 1996. Kenneth has been a key member…
Gemma is the head of our mediation department and a Family Mediation Council Accredited lawyer mediator. Gemma qualified as a solicitor in 2000 and joined Laceys in 2001. She has…