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Blog 30 June 2026 The Parent Who Can Still Hear Reality Is Usually the One Who Can Be Helped One of the hardest truths in family conflict is this: Not everyone who asks for help is actually open to it. That may sound harsh, but… Read in full→ Blog 30 June 2026 What Family Court Support Really Looks Like When Mediation Fails A lot of people come to family court support at exactly the point they never wanted to reach.They tried to sort things out. They may have… Read in full→ Blog 30 June 2026 Why I Built the Family Court Support Service I Wish I’d Found Myself When people ask how I came to do this work, the honest answer is very simple: I didn’t set out wanting to work in family law… Read in full→ Blog 30 June 2026 Why Most Family Cases Do Not Need Full Service Lawyering From Start to Finish There is an assumption built into the way many people think about family proceedings.Either you fully instruct lawyers and pay heavily for every stage, or you… Read in full→ Blog 30 June 2026 You Are the Expert in Your Own Case – But That Doesn’t Mean Going It Alone There is a phrase I often come back to when helping clients prepare for family proceedings:You are the expert in your own case. That should not… Read in full→ Blog 30 June 2026 Children Do Not Need Competition Between Parents — They Need Stability There is a phrase adults often use during separation that sounds harmless enough on thesurface: “I’m fighting for my children.” Sometimes that is true. Sometimes a… Read in full→ Blog 30 June 2026 If Mediation Failed, Did It Need To? ThinkingCarefully Before the Next Step When mediation breaks down, people often experience it as the end of the road.That is understandable. They have tried to be reasonable. They have sat… Read in full→ Blog 30 June 2026 Stop Throwing Spears: A Better Way to Approach Child Arrangements Disputes One of the biggest problems in child arrangements disputes is that people often start frompositions that sound definite, but are actually built on fear, anger or… Read in full→ Blog 30 June 2026 The Family Court Has Too Few Off-Ramps – And Families Pay the Price One of the biggest problems in family proceedings is not simply that people end up in court.It is that once they are in, the system does… Read in full→ Blog 24 June 2026 When Professionals Profit From Conflict, Families Become the Commodity There is a question more people should ask when they enter the family justice system:Who actually benefits if this conflict continues? People do not like asking… Read in full→ Blog 24 June 2026 Why a Barrister Beats a QLR (and Why Preparation Still Starts With You) If you are a litigant in person facing cross-examination restrictions in family court, you will hear a phrase that sounds reassuring: “You’ll be appointed a QLR.”… Read in full→ Research & Self Help 15 June 2025 False Allegations in Family Court — A Self Help Guide Understanding your rights is crucial in family court. Our legal experts help with case preparation, documentation, and court representation to protect your best interests. Read in full→ Research & Self Help 15 June 2025 How to deal with Non-Molestation Orders in Family Court A practical guide explaining what non-molestation orders are and how to respond or challenge them effectively in family court. Read in full→ Research & Self Help 15 June 2025 CMS Driving 20% of UK Suicide — Summary & Update Report A concise update on how the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is reportedly linked to 20% of UK suicides, with key findings and recent developments. Read in full→ Research & Self Help 15 June 2025 CMS Paying Parents At Risk Survey Results This is a video presentation of the results analysed from the first 460 respondents to the CMS Paying Parents At Risk Survey. Read in full→ Research & Self Help 15 June 2025 Guide to Statements & Exhibits A step-by-step overview on preparing clear, strong statements and organizing exhibits for use in legal proceedings. Read in full→ Research & Self Help 15 June 2025 Guide to Preparing Family Court Bundles The definitive guide for self-representing parents — why, how, and what to watch out for when preparing your family court bundle. Read in full→ Research & Self Help 15 June 2025 I’m Not Going To Force Them ‘I fully support our child/ren having a relationship with their [other parent], but they get anxious at the idea of it and I’m not going to… Read in full→ Research & Self Help 15 June 2025 Parental Deaths & The Child Maintenance Service Are Parents in Financial Despair Being Driven to Premature Death? Abstract Parental mortality data from the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), show that parents who… Read in full→ Nothing published in this section yet.
