I was recently interviewed by Kent Business Radio about the effects of divorce and separation on people in the workplace and what employees can do to help their employees. You can hear the interview here fast forwarding to one hour and 8 minutes....
Divorce Support Group continues its series of one day workshops,designed to help you recover from and cope with your divorce or separation. Our next one is in Holborn, Central London on 25th February 2012.Whether you are newly separated, or going through the legal...
Next month, Debrett's, the guide to all things proper, will be publishing it's Guide to A Civilised Separation. The guide is aimed at helping warring couples remain civil and respectable during the usually acrimonious business of divorce. Although much of the guide...
It is said that January is 'Divorce Month' when there is a spike in the statistics showing that more petitions are issued in January than at any other time of year. Why is that? There is something about the new year that focuses people on decisions that have to be...
Divorce is a major life changing event and although statistically quite common is one of the most painful and difficult events that any of us will have to endure. There are some times of the year when the emotional effects of divorce are particularly overwhelming and...
Fairy tales would have us believe that stepmothers are always wicked and stepfathers are fairly brutal. It is very easy to lose sight of how difficult it is for step parents to negotiate a relationship with their step children and many articles are written on step...
Over the weekend, the Daily Mail covered a story on the rise of people over 60 filing for divorce (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2063430/The-growth-silver-separations-Divorce-rate-60s-surges.html). This doesn't surprise me and I have covered the issue...
The article today in the Daily Mail which covers the story of a couple divorcing in Conneticut gives rise to lots of issues about the role of social media in divorce. In this case, the couple were ordered to hand over their passwords to their facebook accounts so...
Following my post on Britain as the Divorce Capital of the World, the whole article is published on the Only Dads and Only Mums websites. You can read the article here: http://www.onlymums.org/index.php?page=news&newsarticle=Coping_with_the_Divorce_process or...
The Family Justice Review which was published today has rejected calls from campaigners for father’s rights. Those calls sought for the review to recommend legislation that made it clear that a child should have a meaningful relationship with both parents and that...
The Daily Mail has published an Article on possessions that people take with them on divorce. I was struck by how much those people interviewed can talk about their divorce as something in the past and which although painful has not stopped them moving on with their...
An article published in the Telegraph today says that Britain is the divorce capital of the world with foreign nationals coming here to start their divorce knowing they may get a much better deal than in their own country. The article doesn't mention that for most...
If you and your partner are in crisis or in difficulties, I can offer you both a joint session and we can explore how to help you improve things between you or how to separate as comfortably as possible.
You may be going into the festive period feeling not quite so festive. You may have an idea that this will be your last Christmas a couple, or it may be your first Christmas post separation. These times are difficult, not least because they highlight some very...
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