Legal Aid

Legal Aid Agency – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency

Legal aid eligibility calculator – https://www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid

Mediation Organisations

The Family Mediation Council – www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk

Family Mediators Association – www.thefma.co.uk

Legal Advice

Resolution – Find a lawyer specialising in family law  www.resolution.org.uk

Divorce

Government website including step-by-step guide to getting a divorce and how to apply:

https://www.gov.uk/get-a-divorce

Resolving Financial Issues within divorce

AdviceNow Survival Guide to sorting out finances within divorce:

https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/survival-guide-sorting-out-your-finances-when-you-get-divorced

Guide to applying to Court to resolve finances without a solicitor:

https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/how-apply-financial-order-without-help-lawyer

Resolving Issues relating to Children following separation

AdviceNow Survival Guide to resolve arrangements for children following separation:

https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/how-apply-court-order-about-arrangements-your-children-without-help-lawyer

Children and young people have put together their own ‘Top Tips’ for parents who are separated. There are tips on communication between parents, and topics like birthdays and extended family:

https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2018-08/family-justice-young-peoples-board-top-tips-for-parents-who-are-separated.pdf

NSPCC – practical guidance including guidance if you have concerns about a child:

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Child Maintenance

Child Maintenance Options (Department of Work & Pensions)–  www.cmoptions.org

Another Government run site with useful advice about child maintenance agreements including ‘child maintenance calculator:  https://www.gov.uk/making-child-maintenance-arrangement

If you are a grandparent looking to address issues around contact with your grandchildren, this government website explains where you stand and what your options are:

https://www.gov.uk/contact-grandchild-parents-divorce-separate

Counselling

Relate – www.relate.org.uk/home/index

Advice

Citizens Advice Bureau (general)   – www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Shelter (housing advice) – www.shelter.org.uk

Child Contact Centres

Yorkshire Children’s Centre – www.yorkshirechildrenscentre.org.uk

For Single Parents

Also supporting single parents are Gingerbread. Their website has an information section with useful pointers on topics from holidays to housing. They also host an online forum and have a helpline if you’re stuck:

https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/

Only Mums and Only Dads support single parents with the key issues they face around the law, mediation, housing, finance and general parenting.

For single mums:

https://www.onlymums.org/

For single dads:

https://www.onlydads.org/

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