Peterborough and District Family Mediation Service - legal information, divorce, separation, cohabitation, parents, grandparents, disputes, Peterborough, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Oakham, Rutland, Wisbech, Fenland, East Anglia, Stamford, Spalding, children, finance and property, conflict, residence, contact, stepfamilies, legal aid, child counselling, fathers, mothers, parental responsibility, solicitors

Mediation works because it :

looks for outcomes that both parties can see as fair

leaves decision-making with the parties

respects the interests of all concerned particularly those of any children involved

is cost-effective and does not waste money on expensive legal fees

aims to reduce conflict not create it


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	Some useful links Community Legal Services Direct -provides legal information and contact details for advice services including solicitors throughout England and Wales Child Maintenance Options - impartial information and support for both parents about child maintenance One Parent Families - comprehensive information for lone parents including welfare benefits,legal etc ParentlinePlus - provides advice and support for anyone in a parenting role, inlcduing step-parents and grandparents Advice Now - a wide range of information on divorce, including information on cohabitation Money Made Clear - free impartial financial information from the Financial Services Authority, how to manage your money better,comparative tables for savings, mortgages and pensions Citizens Advice Bureaux - helps resolve legal,money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice To find a mediator in another area:- National Family Mediation - a network of 52 not-for-profit Services in England and Wales offering family mediation College of Mediators - provides a register of family mediators through England,Wales and Scotland To find a counsellor:- British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists Marriagecare Relate

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