how to separate – money and property

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organisations

Child Support Agency
PO Box 55
Brierley Hill
West Midlands DY5 1YL
National helpline: 08457 133 133 (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat 9am-5pm)
Textphone: 08457 138 924
Website: www.csa.gov.uk
Assesses, collects and pays child support maintenance, ensuring that parents who live apart meet their financial responsibilities to their children. The National Enquiry Line of the Child Support Agency is a national helpline dealing with general queries on any aspect of child maintenance. The website has an extensive list of questions and answers, resources and links.

Gingerbread
7 Sovereign Close
Sovereign Court
London E1W 2HW
Tel: 020 7488 9300
Advice Line: 0800 018 4318 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
E-mail: advice@gingerbread.org.uk
Website: www.gingerbread.org.uk
Provides day-to-day support and practical help for lone parents and their children via a national network of local self-help groups. Call the helpline for advice on benefits, childcare, CSA, contact, divorce, employment, housing, maternity rights and lone parenthood.

National Council for One Parent Families
255 Kentish Town Road
London NW5 2LX
Lone Parent Helpline: 0800 018 5026 (Mon-Fri 9.15am-5.15pm)
Website: www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
A charity representing lone parents and their children in England and Wales. Provides free information and confidential advice on all aspects of one parent family life, including benefits, the Child Trust Fund and childcare.

One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS)
13 Gayfield Square
Edinburgh EH1 3NX
Tel: 0131 556 3899 or 0131 556 4563 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm)
Helpline 0800 018 5026 (free)
E-mail: info@opfs.org.uk
Website: www.opfs.org.uk
Provides information on topics such as benefits, employment, maintenance, funding for education, holidays, child care and parenting problems. Has a wide range of fact sheets available. Can give details of counselling, training and local support groups.

Resolution
PO Box 302
Orpington BR6 8QX
Tel: 01689 850227
E-mail: info@sfla.org.uk
Website: www.sfla.org.uk
The online portal for the Solicitors Family Law Association (SFLA),a nationwide association of over 5,000 solicitors who are committed to promoting a non-confrontational atmosphere in which family law matters are dealt with in a sensitive, constructive and cost-effective way. The site has helpful factsheets on many common areas of law, including divorce, financial settlements and mediation. There is also a search facility to help you find an SFLA member.

websites

Divorce.co.uk
www.Divorce.co.uk
Aims to help families manage their way through marriage breakdown, separation and divorce. Covers mediation, counselling and information services, looks at personal and emotional questions, and has links to further help.

Divorce Aid
www.divorceaid.co.uk
Divorce Aid is an extensive self-help and support website for families going through separation and divorce. It aims to reduce the conflict and distress associated with the divorce process, thus enabling families to minimise legal costs.

Divorce-Online
www.divorce-online.co.uk
Extensive self-help and information service covering all aspects of divorce, including legal issues, mediation and finances, plus information on where to get help, for England and Wales.

National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
www.nacab.org.uk
Information about Citizens Advice Bureaux, who offer free, confidential, impartial and independent advice in such areas as debt and consumer issues, benefits, housing, legal matters, employment and immigration. You can search the directory for details of local centres and specialist services.

National Family Mediation
www.nfm.u-net.com
Offers help to couples, married or unmarried, who are in the process of break up, separation and divorce. Site contains information on mediation, the law, and details of local Family Mediation Service Centres.

reading

	The 'Which?' Guide to Divorce by Imogen Clout (Which? Books, 2005) Explains the legal procedures and financial implications of divorce in an easy-to-understand language. Discusses the stages of the divorce process, court costs, how to find the right solicitor, and contains a list of resources for further information. Get this book

	I Want a Divorce? by Simone E Katzenberg (Kyle Cathie, 1999) Analyses the different emotional stages of divorce, and offers practical advice in regards to the legal issues, such as solicitors, courts, finance, housing and children. Get this book

	Relate: Moving on by Suzie Hayman (Vermilion, 2001) Features practical information and advice for coping with the stresses involved with breaking up. Discusses financial issues, the importance of communication, and managing negative emotions. Get this book

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