This website provides signposting information for families who require support and points parents and other family members towards resources that can help them and their children through the process of separation. This website gives you the details of places to go (both in person and online) to find help in resolving issues and reducing conflict, in a way that is best for your children providing national and regional (Midlands) resources.

Stop. Think. What Is Right For Your Family?

This website is designed to give signposting information for local regional Midlands and national resources to assist families experiencing family breakdown. It has been contributed to by members of the Midlands family justice legal community.

It is not an official site of His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service or the Judiciary.

There are links on this site to provide information about alternative methods of dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration and collaborative working and the court process.

This website aims to provide individuals with information to consider the options available to them and also where to source further support and assistance. This site does not provide or contain any legal advice.

Impact on Children

Relationship breakdown is often very hard, but it doesn’t have to harm your children. Being caught in lengthy, hostile litigation does harm children. 

Children who have been involved in the conflict between their parents have spoken about the experiences and worries they have felt through the court process. 

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