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Family Mediation Week starts today

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Date:21 JAN 2019
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Jane Robey
Chief Executive, NFM

The annual Family Mediation Week initiative, this year taking place from 21 – 25 January, has become a useful way to highlight the many benefits of making those all-important post-divorce settlements without heading straight to court, writes Jane Robey.

The timing of the initiative is no accident, of course. January has long been known as a busy time for separation and divorce. Mediators in our national network always report a spike in enquiries after the Christmas and new year holiday is over.

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