Search for a Resolution Accredited professional - a 'grown up' way to separate or divorce
There are many ways to resolve disputes about family finances, property, children and pensions which do not involve family courts, blame, and shame.
These approaches of mediation and negotiation also keep costs down (both financial and to your wellbeing) and also can be subject to far fewer delays. What were once known as alternative methods of dispute resolution are mainstream. Be that family mediation, family arbitration, collaborative law or a bespoke solution just for you.
A good place to start is through look at the community of family justice professionals called ‘Resolution’.
We, and all 6500 Resolution members, understand that the best way is not confrontation and escalation. We put clients, rather than profit or costs first and really care about your family. We also take into account research which states that collaborative approaches have better outcomes and impacts on any children in the family and their development.
Splitting up, divorce, separation - all involve loss and adaptation. There may be a rollercoaster of emotions including anger, sadness, jealousy, shame, guilt and just feeling hopeless. Being accompanied on your path by a sensitive, thoughtful, knowledgeable legal professional, skilled in compassionate and innovative mediation and arbitration abilities does make a wealth of difference to clients and to their families. We believe that all families deserve this chance and our service at Kent and Surrey Family Resolution reflects this.
The research and our own experience shows that Family Court has a place and is essential to some, but not all, family cases. In our many decades of experience, so many families find that their issues, whether pensions, children, finances or property can be resolved long-term and ‘good enough’ ways through collaborative dispute resolution solutions. As children grow, these solutions can evolve and reflect changed circumstances.
You can expect this approach from all Resolution members, who sign up to a Code of Practice committing to a non-confrontational approach to help you resolve your family issue. There is also the option to work with an expert to resolve your issue consider searching for a Resolution Accredited Specialist.