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Sometimes a good divorce is better than a bad marriage.
A Dad Who Represented Himself in Family Court for the First Time
I never thought I'd be the kind of person who'd represent himself in court. I'm a roofer. I left school at sixteen with two GCSEs. Reading isn't my strong suit. Legal documents may as well be in another language as far as I'm concerned. So when I tell you I stood up in front of a magistrate and argued my own case for seeing my daughter, you'll understand why my hands wouldn't stop shaking for about three days afterwards.
By Family Law Service6 months ago in Families
A Mum Who Put Her Child First, And Considered Child Inclusive Mediation
I have a photograph on my fridge of Eva on her ninth birthday, blowing out candles shaped like a lopsided number nine, her cheeks pink from running around the garden. It was taken nine months before her dad and I sat down at the kitchen table and admitted, quietly, that we couldn't carry on pretending.
By Jess Knauf6 months ago in Families
More Than Flour and Water: The Secret Recipe That Kept My Family Together
In my family, we don’t have an inheritance of jewelry or real estate. We don’t have a crest or a trust fund. What we have is a stained, flour-dusted index card kept in a wooden box that smells perpetually of cinnamon and old wood. On it, in a script that leans heavily to the right, is the recipe for “Nana’s Sunday Bread.”
By Mariana Farias6 months ago in Families
How to Lose Weight to Get Attraction Back The Quiet Gap Between Love and Desire
You wake up and roll over. His back is already turned. Not angry. Just turned. The kind of turned that happens slow, over months, until one morning you notice the gap between your bodies is now permanent. He used to reach for you in his sleep. Now his hands stay on his side of the bed like they signed a contract you never saw.
By Understandshe6 months ago in Families
A Step-by-Step Look at How They Prepared for Mediation in 2026
I used to think being prepared meant having answers. What I learned, going through mediation this spring, was that being prepared actually meant knowing which questions were mine to answer in the first place.
By Family Law Service6 months ago in Families
They Didn’t Know Where to Start - Until They Found Family Mediation
We'd been together for seventeen years. Married for twelve. Two children, a mortgage, and a dog called Biscuit. I thought I knew how the rest of my life looked, right down to what we'd argue about on a Sunday afternoon. Then, in the space of one conversation, I didn't.
By Jess Knauf6 months ago in Families
5 Important Tools for Successful Co-Parenting
Once you sign the divorce decree, that’s the end of the road, right? You and your now-ex have gone back and forth, split up your shared assets, worked out of the logistics of your separation, and you never have to see this person again. Unless you have children. In that case, finalizing your divorce kicks off a whole new world: co-parenting.
By Daniel Bellamy6 months ago in Families
