Symes Bains Broomer is Supporting Good Divorce Week 2022

A national campaign to help parents embrace a child-focused approach to separation, led by Resolution, a community of family justice professionals who work to resolve issues in a constructive way.

The impact of divorce can be life-changing and, if it is not approached correctly, the negative impact can last a lifetime; both for the couple involved and the wider family. Campaigns such as Good Divorce Week help raise awareness about how to minimise the negative impact, focus on positive steps and help all involved. It helps inform people about the support that is available and highlights the better ways available, such as non-court options for resolving disputes that may arise on divorce.

To highlight the crisis in the family courts and raise awareness of all the diverse ways families can resolve their disputes away from Court - where it is safe and appropriate to do so - and how members guide families through that process.

Overstretched family courts are facing huge backlogs, both in terms of dealing with listings and administrative tasks. Despite the best efforts of court staff, families are frequently left waiting for prolonged periods of time to sort out finances and child arrangements.

Mediation, Parenting Coordination, Parenting Support & Parenting Information, Contact Centres, Early Neutral Evaluation / private FDR, and Arbitration are some of the alternatives to court proceedings.

Further details and the register of Parenting Coordinators can be found here:

• www.flipfaculty.org/parenting-coordination/register-of-parenting-coordinators
• www.parentingcoordinators.co.uk

Symes Bains is committed to supporting Good Divorce Week and to supporting people to experience a good divorce. As a team, our approach is always one of understanding and fairness. We will take the time to understand the needs of you and your family. We help people from every walk of life, so no matter how complex your circumstances might be and no matter what your goals are, we will be able to assist in helping you towards a good divorce and we strive to reach an amicable resolution wherever possible.

If you are going through a divorce, contemplating a separation or would like to know more then please contact a member of our specialist family law team who will be happy to assist. Get in touch at 01724 281616.