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What is a child arrangements order? A parent’s guide
What a child arrangements order is, who can apply, what the court considers, what it costs and how long it takes, and how mediation can settle the same questions without a hearing.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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What is financial settlement mediation?
Financial settlement mediation explained: the family home, savings, pensions and debts, and how a mediator helps you divide them without going to court.
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Discussions of Family Mediation on Islam Channel
Tawhid Ar-Rahman on Islam Channel’s Salaam Britain, discussing family mediation, Islamic divorce and where the two meet for Muslim families in Britain.
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How Long Do Family Court Cases Take?
Ministry of Justice figures showed family court cases taking over 46 weeks in 2022. What those delays do to children, and the alternative to the queue.
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Mum or Dad – When can a child vote with their feet?
There is no fixed age at which a child chooses which parent to live with. What the Children Act 1989 says, and how the court weighs a child’s wishes.
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End the Blame Game: No-Fault Divorce in England and Wales
No-fault divorce came into force in England and Wales on 6 April 2022, ending the need to blame a spouse. What the law changed, and what it did not.
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The voice of the child
Child-inclusive mediation lets a child speak to a trained expert in confidence. How the voice of the child works, and what happens in that meeting.
