Archive of: April, 2022
Making private arrangements for child maintenance
Where to find information on working out how much child maintenance should be in your situation and working out the cost of raising your children.
Child maintenance when splitting up or divorcing
Child Maintenance Options is a free service providing information and support for separating parents.
Voice of the child in family mediation
Including children in some of the decisions that must be taken whilst you are establishing how your new life will look post divorce or separation can be known as considering the ‘voice of the child’.
The ‘traffic light model’ has been useful to help make decisions in family mediation.
Time to end the divorce blame game
The Ministry of Justice and Resolution welcome the change to divorce law, with the reform meaning that ‘fault’ no longer be ascribed to one of the separating parties.
Divorce under the new law
Gov.uk website has produced a helpful guide clearly stating what you need to do when separating or divorcing.
£8million costs for a divorce causes further outrage
Mr Justice Mostyn, a High Court Judge, has called for a cap on costs in family cases, including divorce and separations.
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 - 'No-fault' divorce
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 came fully into force on the 6th of April 2022. You may have heard about this and be wondering what it means?