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HEALTH NEWS Ark Mediation Resolve your issues through Ark Mediation. Ark Mediation can resolve your financial, property and/or parenting disputes in a cost-effective way. We are fully accredited mediators working with clients both face to face and online. At Ark Mediation, we care about our clients and genuinely want to help during difficult times. In many cases, when applying to court for an order regarding arrangements for children or to reach a financial settlement, you are required to show that you have attended a MIAM (Mediation,Information and Assessment Meeting) and therefore attempted mediation as a process. The current government voucher scheme offers £500 worth of mediation time towards joint mediation sessions for those who wish to resolve parental arrangements outside of court. Pursuing mediation is not only more cost effective for you but it is looked upon more favourably by the British court system. Most importantly it is the preferred approach for a more balanced and pragmatic outcome especially where children are concerned. At Ark Mediation, we are trained by NFM (National Family Mediation) and affiliated to the Family Mediation Council, the organisation responsible for setting and maintaining standards in the profession. We are recognised by the FMC (Family Mediation Council) and meet the ongoing continued professional development requirements of that body. Our methods place a strong emphasis on outcomes that can be sustainable in the long term for all parties concerned. Romina Kamran | 0739 753 9055 Ark.Mediation We specialise in mediation for individuals and families going through difficult times At Ark mediation we support you in reaching a fair and balanced outcome with your dispute. We offer a safe space for all participants to communicate in a healthy and effective way so a successful agreement is sustainable for the future, not simply for a short period following mediation. • Mediation, Information & Assessment Meeting • Certified C100 FORM/ FORM A for court • Written parental agreement • Memorandum of understanding agreement • DBS certified Contact: Romina Kamran e: contact@arkmediation.co.uk t: 07397 539 055 w: arkmediation.co.uk Ask about £500 Government voucher scheme towards mediation 24 Amersham & Chalfonts Together is part of Community Together
LEGAL ADVICE Parental Alienation As family lawyers we hear this term used increasingly between parents but there is still no one agreed ‘definition’ of parental alienation, potentially resulting in confusion and misuse of the term. CAFCASS, the Children & Family Court Advisory & Support Service, define it as the unjustified resistance or hostility from a child towards one parent as a result of psychological manipulation by the other parent. This can be a worrying time for the non-resident parent as it can often be gradual so as not to raise alarm bells. Specialist legal advice should be sought at the earliest opportunity if you believe your child is at risk of parental alienation. It is helpful to keep a record of occasions where you think examples of this behaviour have occurred, and to reflect on those occasions to see if there is a pattern – is it becoming more frequent or more severe? Information can then be used in any court application which becomes necessary. Parental alienation covers a spectrum of behaviours. These may include badmouthing the other parent, limiting contact, forbidding the child from speaking about the other parent, or trying to manipulate the child into believing negative things about the other parent, often causing untold damage to the relationship with that parent and long-lasting emotional and psychological impact on the child. Parental alienation is best understood as a ‘campaign’ of behaviour leading a child to become resistant to, or entirely refuse, contact with the other parent. Initially there may be low level barriers for the non-resident parent, e.g. not being kept up to date regarding progress at school, not being involved in medical appointments, or the child not making a contact session because of a friend’s party, and then progression into a concerted campaign of denigration. The child is encouraged to disparage the other parent, or agree with the resident parent’s negative statements about the non-resident parent, and RS_BEACS_AM_CHAL_CMYK_130X90_OUT_1.pdf is often rewarded under the guise of ‘sharing their feelings’. 1 legal 04/10/2021 advice. 11:44 If Court proceedings are necessary, your solicitor can make an application on your behalf to obtain a Child Arrangements Order, detailing the time the child is to spend with each parent. An order will only be made if the Court considers it is in the best interest of the child. Given that the ultimate outcome can result in children not seeing a parent, it is essential that everyone involved fully understands the implications of making such an allegation and how to respond as this can be instrumental in dealing with this issue and restoring a more functional co-parenting relationship between parties. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, our team of solicitors at our Beaconsfield office are very experienced in dealing with children matters and parental alienation, and can provide you with support and expert C M Y CM MY CY CMY K To advertise please call 07786 735 711 or email marketing@amershamtogether.co.uk 25
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