Our Partners
Voices in the Middle was supported by over 50 family law and mediation firms who are committed to helping young people.
Whilst this project ended in September 2023, our sponsors, project and service partners are organisations that supported Voices in the Middle both financially and in-action, demonstrating their strong commitment to supporting children and young people in the middle of parental separation.
- Project Partners
- Service Partners
Mills & Reeve
The family law team at Mills and Reeve has a number of specialist family lawyers who are able to help with issues relating to children, from what time they spend with each parent to relocating with your children, surrogacy, co-parenting and financial support for children. The team regularly deal with complex cases involving international issues. Where possible we recognise that family disputes can be best dealt with out of court. We have a team of mediators (including those qualified to consult directly with children) and collaborative lawyers. We recognise that in some cases going to court or arbitration is necessary and we are experienced in dealing with complex litigation and appeals. All of our family lawyers are members of Resolution, an organisation for professionals who are committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. Members of Resolution follow a code of practice that promotes a non-confrontational approach to family problems, encourage solutions that consider the needs of the whole family and in particular the best interests of children.
We are proud to support Voices in the Middle, which gives young people a place to turn in times of uncertainty.
Alun Jones Family Law
We are pleased to have supported Voices in the Middle from the very beginning. We encourage separating couples to divorce with dignity, so that their separated families can remain intact, thereby minimising trauma all around, especially for the children, who would otherwise, all too often, end up getting caught in the crossfire of a messy divorce.
OGR Stock Denton
OGR Stock Denton has considerable experience advising on family law matters, taking pride in an approach which is both sensitive and constructive. Our areas of expertise include divorce and separation, financial issues, prenuptial agreements, cohabitation, children’s matters and international family law. We promote a non-confrontational approach where possible, offering guidance on mediation, arbitration and collaborative law.
Minerva Mediation
I am an independent Family Mediator, trained Family Mediation Child Consultant and Separated Parent Information Programme trainer working in North West London, Buckinghamshire and the Family Court. I am supporting Voices in the Middle because as adults we sometimes assume that children share our views or that our children should not be consulted. We may be mistaken and we may not always know how to listen in a way that our children find helpful. I fully support the project because it is a place to read the stories and hear the opinions of children who have felt the impact of adult conflict and for parents and professionals to discover how to help children to feel heard and acknowledged without feeling pressured to take decisions or take sides.
Prime Resolution
We support parents who live apart to continue a co-operative parenting relationship through child focused mediation and direct consultation with children. We believe that an understanding of the needs of children and young people, and an ability to listen to what they are saying, lie at the heart of good adult decision making.
JLS Solicitors
JLS Solicitors’ objective, whenever possible, is to try and resolve all aspects of the issues arising between a separating couple through dispute resolution options such as mediation, collaborative law or arbitration. In our view, Family Law is a unique area of the law, requiring a holistic, practical, and particularly non-confrontational approach that considers the family as a whole and we uphold the principal that children’s welfare is a priority. Our two specialist solicitors, Justine and Arabella, have six children between them and a practical insight into parenting, teenagers, and blended families.
Simons Muirhead Burton
The family team at Simons Muirhead & Burton provides an exceptional service to those going through divorce or separation or dealing with its aftermath; providing specialist legal advice (sometimes in the most complex of situations) together with practical guidance and support when needed. We always remember the context in which we’re working and strive to help minimise the emotional and financial cost involved. The family department grows from strength to strength and is recognised and recommended both in the Legal 500 and Chambers Directory.
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Voices in the Middle is a great cause, which we as a firm are proud to support. Far too often children are left without a say when their parents separate and this project goes a long way to raise awareness of this issue and give children a much needed voice. Harrison Clark Rickerbys are a leading law firm in the West Midlands with offices across the region. The firm’s Family Law team is recognised and recommended by legal guides.
LKW Family Mediation
Fifteen years of working within family law (as a solicitor and then as a mediator) taught me that there was a desperate need for support for children whose parents separated. Voices in the Middle offers this much needed support to young people and has aspirational ambitions to reach every child who experiences the separation of their parents. I’m proud to be supporting their work.
Batt Broadbent
Batt Broadbent are a firm who are passionate about ensuring people are treated fairly. Our Family Department work tirelessly to ensure that family issues are dealt with tactfully and with as little upset to the family as possible. Many family issues can cause emotional distress and, in particular, to children whose voices are often lost in the turmoil of this difficult time. By supporting Voices in the Middle we hope that we can help children to be empowered to explain how the breakup of their family is affecting them to ensure that they receive the support they need in order to get through this often traumatic period.
Brunswick Law
We believe that court should be a last resort and with a common-sense approach, patient negotiation and client support the best results can be achieve.
Southern Family Mediation
As a specialist family mediation service we work with parents, and their children, supporting families through their decision making and helping them to minimise the impact of their relationship breakdown on the whole family. We are passionate about giving children a ‘voice’ through Child Inclusive mediation and are proud to partner with Voices in The Middle in this.
Focus Mediation
Focus Mediation supports Voices in the Middle because we want to help them help children caught in the crossfire; this is what we do too.
Goodman Derrick
Goodman Derrick’s family law department includes the firm’s senior partner, Tim Langton, and associate, Emily Kozien-Colyer. Tim and Emily advise across a broad spectrum of family law including all legal issues arising from divorce and relationship breakdown. As family solicitors our efforts are directed towards helping clients and their families cope with a multitude of problems which, without competent legal advice, may prove to be overwhelming. Goodman Derrick is very pleased to support Voices in the Middle, which is a valuable and much needed resource for children.
Harold G Walker
Harold G Walker Solicitors have wide experience in advising and representing a wide range of clients, including those with young families. We have offices in Broadstone, Christchurch, Verwood and Wimborne and have been helping people throughout Dorset, building an exceptional reputation.
Hawkins Family Law
Hawkins Family Law is a niche firm of family law solicitors based in Stony Stratford, near Milton Keynes. Hawkins Family Law is one of the few legal practices in the Milton Keynes area totally dedicated to divorce, family law and matrimonial matters generally. Our Solicitors have extensive experience in family law and are all members of Resolution. We are noted in The Legal 500 as having an “exemplary” team and are quoted in the Chambers Guides UK 2016 as a “well-regarded family law boutique, notably active on ancillary relief and children matters”. Hawkins Family Law is pleased to become a partner of the Voices in the Middle campaign.
Penny Raby & Co
The firm specialises in providing advice on divorce, separation and related issues, with particular emphasis on financial disputes involving complex business interests. Penny and Mike are a unique lawyer / accountant combination with considerable experience in dealing with family matters. Their combined talents offer clients out of court settlements and meticulous preparation for contested hearings. The niche practice serves local, national and international clients. Penny Raby & Co. has retained the Law Society’s prestigious Lexcel quality mark each year since 2004, emphasising the commitment to the highest standards of client care and service. And the firm was delighted to be awarded the inaugural Worcestershire Law Society award for Best Family Firm of the Year 2014. Quite an achievement for a sole practitioner!
Rosefield Divorce Consultancy
As experts in wealth preservation and protection, at Mishcon de Reya we assist our clients and their families through all life stages, not just divorce. We put children first. We handle a large number of defended relocated children cases. We are the first law firm to enter into a partnership with a therapeutic organisation, setting up a relationship with the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships to find a better way of resolving disputes relating to children. Our services include all matters relating to separation and divorce including arrangements for children and financial matters; cohabitation; civil partnerships and pre and post nuptial agreements.
The Worcester Family Mediation Practice
I became a family mediator many years ago because I believe that the right people to make decisions about the financial and other consequences of separation are the couple involved, and that decisions about how a child’s needs should be met should be made by parents – but with their children being given, wherever possible, an opportunity to have their voices heard. These aspirations are, I believe, more likely to be met through family mediation than through litigation.
Rose & Rose Solicitors
Rose & Rose solicitors are very pleased to be supporting this project.
