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Recently, I was invited by BBC Radio Leicester to talk about the challenges newly separated parents face at Christmastime. It is often described as a magical time of year, of...

Christmas can be a wonderful time for families but for separated parents it often comes with a unique set of pressures, especially when experiencing a first Christmas in a new...

A respondent in a University of Manchester study detailed her experience of spending years in a controlling marriage, but when she finally found the courage to leave, she was faced...

Parental alienation, or ‘alienating behaviours’ as it is now known, can have harmful consequences for a child, and it is not uncommon. A 2023 debate in the UK Parliament heard...

Some parents prefer to have their children privately educated. Indeed, we’re spoilt for choice in the Rutland area, with Oakham, Stamford, Uppingham and Oundle schools all on our doorstep and...

When Parents Separate: Prioritising Children’s Wellbeing When parents split up their main concern should always be their children’s wellbeing. Emotions can run high during separation and divorce, especially where there’s...

International Men’s Day, marked each year on November 19, has become a popular awareness day globally, giving people an opportunity to focus on the role men play in society. In...

Both you and your husband or wife or partner will be concerned about how your children will deal with your separation. There is ample research that demonstrates children can adapt...

James Belderbos is delighted to be supporting a national, not-for-profit social enterprise working to provide accessible support to families through the difficulties of separation and divorce. James Belderbos is delighted...

An Oakham family lawyer is campaigning for a change in the law to reduce the fallout from divorce on children, after figures released today revealed the impact of conflict between...

As part of Family Dispute Resolution Week we encourage families with children who are facing divorce to watch this short video ‘Put your children first during divorce’.

Christmas is a hectic time for everybody, there’s so much to organise, do and buy, it’s no surprise that it’s the most stressful time of year for a lot of...

James Belderbos is a member of Resolution and supports it in its quest to help couples going through separation. This week Resolution has launched it’s third Family Dispute Resolution Week....

In April this year the Children and Families Act 2014 came into force. It caught the media’s attention as it brought in a range of new measures including free school...

Of the many questions asked when advising parents who are going through a divorce or separating, is when will I see my children? This is often the most emotional issue....