This week marks Resolution’s Good Divorce Week, a national campaign that shines a light on how families can separate in a way that is constructive, respectful, and focused on the future. Separation is never easy, but it doesn’t have to be destructive. Good Divorce Week is about promoting approaches that reduce conflict and protect children from harm.
What is Resolution?
Resolution is a community of family law professionals across England and Wales who are committed to helping families resolve issues in a non-confrontational way. Members follow a Code of Practice that prioritises:
- Putting children’s needs first.
- Acting with honesty and integrity.
- Avoiding inflammatory language.
- Encouraging solutions rather than arguments.
By choosing a solicitor who is a Resolution member, you can be confident they will work to keep things calm, constructive, and focused on what matters most—your family’s wellbeing.
Why we follow the good practice guide to communication
Resolution’s Good Practice Guide to Communication sets out clear standards for how we, as family law professionals, communicate with clients, other lawyers, and the court.
Family law is unique among legal disciplines because it deals with the most personal aspects of people’s lives—relationships, children, and finances. Emotions often run high, and the stakes are deeply personal. In this environment, the language used by family law professionals can either help calm the storm or fuel the fire.
Words are powerful. The way we frame issues and communicate with clients, opposing parties, and the court can significantly influence the tone of proceedings.
Respectful language:
- Reduces Conflict: Using neutral, non-inflammatory terms helps prevent escalation. For example, saying “parenting arrangements” instead of “custody battle” sets a collaborative tone.
- Promotes Resolution: When parties feel respected, they are more likely to engage constructively in negotiations and mediation.
- Protects Children: Children are often indirectly affected by the language used in legal documents and discussions. Respectful wording minimizes harm and avoids creating a narrative of winners and losers.
- Maintains Professional Integrity: Solicitors are role models for civility. Our language reflects our commitment to ethical practice and the dignity of the legal process.
What this means for you
If you’re facing separation or divorce, you can contact us knowing that there we professionals committed to making the process kinder and less stressful.
How can Nelsons help
If you want to know more, please contact Gayle Rowley, Partner, and Mediator in our Family Law team, on 0800 024 1986 or via our online enquiry form, or book in for a Mediation Information and Assessment meeting by completing the mediation referral form here. Alternatively, if you already have a solicitor you can ask them to refer you if you prefer, see here.
Alternatively, if you don’t have legal representation and feel that you would benefit from legal advice instead, please contact Gayle, who will be happy to discuss your circumstances in more detail and give you more information about the services that our family law solicitors can provide along with details of our hourly rates and fixed fee services.
Please contact Gayle or another member of the team in Derby, Leicester, or Nottingham on 0800 024 1976 or via our online form.
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