Whether or not you use mediation, the following information and organisations are likely to be helpful:
Support
Relate.org.uk Relationship counselling.
BACP.co.uk BACP Register of counsellors
DivorceAid.co.uk Support for teenagers
DivorceAid.co.uk Support for children
FamilyLives.org.uk Advice and support on any issues affecting the family
GingerBread.org.uk For single parents
Dad.info For separated fathers
Children
parentingpractitionersoxfordshire Children’s Space: For children to talk about the changes that are affecting them
OnePlusOneCo-parentinghub Co-parenting support, “Getting it right for children” workshop
cafcass.gov.uk Court advisors in children cases
SortingOutSeparation.org.uk CAFCASS parenting plan
www.StoneWall.org.uk Guide for gay dads (see p21)
FNF.org.uk Families Need Fathers supports full involvement of both parents in children’s lives
Child Maintenance
CMOptions.org How to agree child maintenance
gov.uk Child maintenance calculator
Finances
EntitledTo.co.uk Benefits calculator
CitizensAdvice.org.uk Free advice on debt, benefits and more
Judiciary.uk financial-needs How courts approach finances on divorce
PensionsAdvisoryService.org.uk Pension options on divorce
Divorce, Dissolution And Separation
gov.uk The Divorce Process
SortingOutSeparation.org.uk All aspects of relationship breakup
DivorceAid.co.uk Law and finances
AdviceNow.org.uk Information for unmarried couples
StoneWall.org.uk For those in same sex relationships
Domestic Abuse
ReducingTheRisk.org.uk Support in Oxfordshire
WomensAid.org.uk For women experiencing / surviving Domestic Abuse
Mankind.org.uk For men experiencing Domestic Abuse
Court
BarCouncil.org.uk Booklet preparing ‘Litigants in Person’ for court.
Supportthroughcourt.org Help with court and submitting paperwork, including a helpline to call
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