Useful links
The following organisations may be of help to you.
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)
CAFCASS looks after the interests of children involved in family court proceedings. It works with children and their families, and then advises on what it considers to be in the children's best interests.
Care for the family
Care for the Family is a national charity which aims to promote strong family life and to help those hurting because of family breakdown.
Family Mediators Association
Information on mediation as an alternative to going to court.
Gingerbread
The leading organisation providing help and support for lone parent families.
National Association of Child Contact Centres
A Child Contact Centre is a safe, friendly and neutral place where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents and sometimes other family members. The NACCC supports over 300 such centres.
NCH - It's not your fault
A web site aimed primarily at children giving practical information for children, young people and parents going through a family break-up
National Family Mediation
A network of local not-for-profit Family Mediation Services in England and Wales which offers help to couples, married or unmarried, who are in the process of separation and divorce.
National Society for Children and Family Contact
The NSCFC works to foster those all-important contacts with a child’s extended family. Free support and advice and a 24 hour help line.