The Government is taking radical steps to promote collaborative parenting in separated families. A fund, worth up to £14 million over two years, is being established to develop effective and innovative support services for separated and separating families.
The new services will help parents to foster collaborative relationships with each other after separation, including agreeing child maintenance.
The level of support that could be available from the fund will range from helping parents who have intensive needs (e.g. counselling) to advice on basic issues such as answering “who pays for the school uniforms”.
The types of support that could be available from the fund include:
- Mediation
- Web based support
- Financial information and advice
- Telephone support, including ‘hand holding’ through services
- Emotional support
- Face to face support
- Intensive parenting counselling.
