Meet the Experts - The Happy Co-parent

Life after a relocation

Posted April 5, 2024

Peter Burgess, mediator and partner at Burgess Mee, and Rachel Freeman, partner at Burgess Mee, continue their discussion with Separation Coach Chloe O. Together they discuss life after a relocation...

Making travel arrangements as co-parents

Posted February 27, 2024

Peter Burgess, mediator and partner at Burgess Mee, and Rachel Freeman, partner at Burgess Mee, chat with Separation Coach Chloe O about making travel arrangements as co-parents – what are...

Communicating as co-parents – how to get on with your ex even when you don’t get on

Posted August 25, 2022

Peter Burgess, mediator and partner at Burgess Mee, discusses with Marcie Shaoul, founder at The Co-Parent Way, how her practice works with parents who are separating and how to help...

Discussion with Barbara Mills QC – what can parents who use the courts expect

Posted July 20, 2022

In this video, Peter Burgess of Burgess Mee Family Law, asks Barbara Mills QC, of 4PB, what can parents who use the courts expect? And what does Barbara’s experience as...

Discussion with a relationship therapist – clients, lawyers and dealing with parents who disagree on what’s in a child’s best interest

Posted July 14, 2022

Peter Burges, partner and mediator at Burgess Mee Family Law, speaks to Adele Ballantyne, a relationship therapist. Adele is a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor at Eleda Consultancy. Together, Peter and...

Blended Families – how to cope better

Posted April 8, 2022

Peter Burgess talks to Tom Nash, Mr Divorce Coach, about Blended Families – what does that mean? How can co-parents cope better with the blending process? What are his top...

Parenting Co-ordination

Posted February 11, 2022

Peter Burgess, of Burgess Mee Family Law, discusses with Claire Molyneux, of Mills & Reeve, what is parenting co-ordination and how it works.

Our Family Wizard – how it can help you

Posted December 15, 2021

In this video, Peter Burgess of Burgess Mee Family Law talks to James Evans, Professional Liaison with Our Family Wizard, about OFW’s one stop technology offering for co-parents, and how...

New Partners

Posted October 20, 2021

In this video, Peter Burgess of Burgess Mee and Nichole Farrow, Divorce and Relationship Coach, discuss the how’s, when’s, do’s and do not’s of introducing new partners.

Supporting the Children with Claire Black

Posted July 9, 2021

In this session, Peter Burgess, Partner and Mediator talks to Claire Black, a divorce coach and author about how to support the children through a breakup or separation. This session...

An introduction to mediation (Part 2)

Posted July 5, 2021

In Part 2 of their discussion about mediation, Peter Burgess and Juliet Wilkinson discuss how to involve the children in mediation, what that means and what happens if you agree...

The Happy Co-Parent – Narcissism and the Co-Parent

Posted June 3, 2021

Dr Supriya McKenna, coach, mentor and author talks to Peter Burgess about Narcissists, what they are, how they work, and whether it is possible to co-parent with them.

How to deal with differences about parenting styles with Brian Appleby, Relationship Therapist

Posted April 30, 2021

In this video Peter Burgess, Solicitor and Mediator and Kirsty Morris, Solicitor from Burgess Mee discuss with Brian Appleby how to deal with those tricky disputes where parents don’t agree...

How to avoid the “tit for tat”

Posted April 22, 2021

In this short video with divorce and parenting coach Nichole Farrow, Peter Burgess, Mediator and Solicitor and Partner at Burgess Mee, explore how to avoid those tricky “tit for tat”...

An introduction to mediation (Part 1)

Posted March 29, 2021

Peter Burgess of Burgess Mee Family Law talks to fellow mediator Juliet Wilkinson FMCA about what mediation is, how it works and how to start the process off.

Relocation relocation relocation

Posted March 17, 2021

What happens when one CoParent wants to move out of the area or the country? Peter Burgess and Antonia Mee of Burgess Mee discuss the difficult topic of relocation with...

How soon is too soon for new partners?

Posted February 16, 2021

How soon is too soon for new partners? Antonia Mee and Peter Burgess of Burgess Mee Family Law talk to Dirk Flower about the Dos and Don’ts of introducing new...

How to work together to resolve disagreements

Posted February 12, 2021

Peter Burgess, Mediator and Solicitor talks to Samantha Woodham of the Divorce Surgery and Bill Hewlett of Living Apart, Parenting Together about the impact of conflict on children and a...

What to do if your co-parent has substance abuse issues

Posted February 2, 2021

Solicitor and Mediator Peter Burgess of Burgess Mee talks to Sheila Turner and Philippa Johnson of Turner and Johnson Mediation about their experiences as mediators dealing with those difficult cases...

How do you know if your co-parent is co-dependent?

Posted January 29, 2021

Solicitor and Mediator Peter Burgess of Burgess Mee talks to Annmarie Carvalho of the Carvalho Consultancy about codependency and how that might impact on the approach to co-parenting. What is...

A masterclass in telling the children

Posted January 4, 2021

Solicitor and FMC Accredited Mediator Peter Burgess of Burgess Mee Family Law talks to parenting counsellor and author Ann Pleshette-Murphy about what is a co-parenting relationship and how do you...