Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes has called on more parents and couples to use mediation rather than face the stressful experience of going to court following the recent publication of the Office of National Statistics figures.
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Relate, the relationship support organisation, has launched a national awareness campaign targeting men. The campaign is aimed at encouraging men to seek support when they are going through divorce or separation, or other relationship breakdowns.
Recent figures from debt charity Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) have shown that divorce and relationship breakdown is leading 25 people to seek help with unmanageable debt each day.
The type of relationship a woman has with her ex-partner is a factor in how the couple shares custody of children, according to a Kansas State University expert on post divorce and co-parenting relationships.
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.