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Women

12 articles written by the mediator on this subject.

  1. 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. Three women in hijab sitting together talking on a park bench
  2. 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. A mediator with a wall planner talking to two parents seated together, preparing for a joint mediation meeting
  3. 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. Two people standing on opposite cliff edges, each holding one end of a tangled knot of conflict
  4. 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. Two hands signing and stamping a court order beside a law book, settling a financial agreement
  5. 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. A house divided down the middle with a person on either side, marked with pound and percentage symbols
  6. 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. A father and his young son on a miniature railway in a London park
  7. 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. A person striding forward carrying a large arrow, with a speech bubble reading NCDR
  8. 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. A mother walking hand in hand with her two children towards the light, reflected in still water
  9. 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. A father holding his young son in a field of grazing sheep
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