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7 min read
How can a Muslim woman get a divorce in the UK?
Yes, a woman can divorce her husband in Islam, through khula, faskh or a delegated talaq. How that fits with a civil divorce in England and Wales, what happens to the mahr, and where mediation helps.
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4 min read
How to Prepare for Family Mediation: What to Expect in a Joint Meeting
What happens in a joint mediation meeting, how to prepare for it, and what to expect on the day. Written for anyone attending their first session.
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4 min read
Case Study: Finding a Way Forward After Years of Conflict
A real Salam Mediation case: a couple with four children and several businesses, and how they reached a financial settlement after years of conflict.
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3 min read
Why Your Financial Settlement Matters: A Simple Message After LIN v PAR
LIN v PAR [2025] involved a couple separated for twenty years who thought their finances were settled. Why a clean break needs a court order to bind.
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6 min read
TOLATA and Property Disputes: Rights for Unmarried Couples and How Mediation Can Help
Unmarried couples have no automatic right to each other’s property. What TOLATA means for the family home, and how mediation can resolve the dispute.
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3 min read
An open letter on the importance of both parents’ contact with their children: A challenging journey for the sake of the children
An open letter from a family mediator who has also been a separated father, on why children need both parents and what it costs when they lose one.
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2 min read
New Family Procedure Rules (FPR): Promoting Out-of-Court Settlements
The Family Procedure Rules changed in April 2024, giving the courts more power to expect non-court dispute resolution. What that means if you separate.
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2 min read
Parental Alienation and Divorce in South Asian Families: A Mediator’s Perspective on Maintaining Parent-Child Bonds
A family mediator’s perspective on parental alienation in South Asian families, and on keeping the bond between a parent and child through separation.
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5 min read
Focus on Children: Shared Parenting in a Changing World
Family life has changed, but children’s wellbeing has not. A look at shared parenting, and at how separated parents can keep the focus where it belongs.