Event Details

Developing Co-Parenting Within Mediation and Collaborative cases – Bridging Family Law, Mediation and Behavioural Change.

Join us for a focused and practical session examining how practitioners can better support separated parents in building sustainable co-parenting relationships within mediation and collaborative law settings.

This session, led by Marcie Shaoul and David (full bio/role to be inserted as required), will explore how a structured co-parenting model can be introduced, discussed and embedded in non-court dispute resolution frameworks. The emphasis will be on equipping family law professionals with effective tools to help parents communicate more constructively and keep their children’s needs at the centre of decision-making.

What the session will cover

Participants will:

1. Develop a clear understanding of effective co-parenting, moving beyond logistical arrangements to a model grounded in emotional awareness, cooperation and behavioural alignment.

2. Identify the common barriers that undermine successful co-parenting after separation, including communication breakdown, unresolved conflict and differing parenting styles.

3. Explore proven strategies drawn from mediation, collaborative practice and behavioural change theory that help parents shift entrenched patterns and rebuild a functional parental partnership.

4. Recognise the skills and mindset required for professionals to support and guide co-parents within mediation and collaborative contexts, promoting a non-adversarial, child-focused approach.

5. Leave with a practical toolkit of conversation frameworks, prompts and reflection questions that can be implemented immediately with clients.

    

About Marcie Shaoul

Marcie Shaoul is a leading authority on co-parenting and the founder of the award-winning The Co-Parent Way. She is the author of The Co-Parenting Method: Six Steps to Raise Happy Kids After Separation and Divorce (Penguin, 2025), and established the UK’s first dedicated co-parent coaching practice, now supporting families nationwide.

As a certified coach and member of Resolution’s Parenting After Parting Committee, Marcie works extensively alongside family lawyers, mediators and the courts to help parents reduce conflict and prioritise their children’s wellbeing. Her structured Co-Parenting Method offers a clear and practical framework for improving communication and fostering stable, cooperative parenting relationships.

Marcie is also a founding advisory board member of the Separating Parenting Programmes Directory and a regular speaker at legal conferences, chambers and professional training events. Drawing on both her professional expertise and personal experience, she champions the belief that—where it is safe—every child of separation deserves parents who can still parent together.

About David Emmerson

David is a qualified hybrid-trained mediator and collaborative practitioner as well as a part time district judge with a specialisation in financial remedy and children proceedings.

Want to take part?

We welcome suggestions for topics to debate or people who could present training sessions, please email events@anthonygold.co.uk with details.

For any queries please contact events@anthonygold.co.uk