Where can I get further help?

Advicenow
Advicenow provides good quality information on the law and your rights plus educational resources for teachers and legal advisors.

Child contact
The National Association of Child Contact Centres provides details of contact centres throughout the UK. Child contact centres are places where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents and sometimes other family members.

Children and Family Courts Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)
CAFCASS provides information for children and parents involved in family disputes.

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems.

Child Support Agency (CSA)
The Child Support Agency (the Agency) contributes to the Department for Work and Pension objective of ensuring the best start for all children and ending child poverty by 2020. The Agency exists to ensure that, where an application for child maintenance has been made, parents who live apart contribute financially to the upkeep of their children.

Divorce
Visit their website for in-depth legal, financial, practical and emotional information and links to sources of support.

Gingerbread
Gingerbread is the support organisation for over 2.5 million lone parents and their children throughout England and Wales

Grandparents Association
Grandparents' Association was launched in 1987 by a group of grandparents whose grandchildren had been put into care, adopted from care or were not allowed any contact with them.

Legal Advice Community
Legal Service Direct on 0845 345 4345 has info on how to find solicitors and legal advice centres local to you. It can advise if you are eligible for legal aid.

Resolution
Resolution (formerly The Solicitors Family Law Association) provides information on all aspects of divorce and separation and lists expert family law solicitors.

Family Mediation Scotland
For information about services in Scotland call Family Mediation Scotland on 0845 119 2020.

National Children's Home (NCH)
Are you worried about your parents splitting up? If so, the NCH website will help you understand and feel a bit better.

Parenting
Call the Parentline Plus freephone 24 hour helpline on 0808 800 2222 or visit www.parentlineplus.org.uk for help and info on all aspects of parenting, including handling divorce and separation.

Families Need Fathers
Families Need Fathers is a support and information organisation for fathers on 0870 7607496, helpline open 7pm-10pm.

Positive Parenting
Positive Parenting specialise in the support of parents and those who work with them. They produce resources, training and the delivery of parenting support in the community.