Divorce applications reach decade high
Divorce applications reaching a decade high after reforms making the separation process less acrimonious. Monidipa Fouzder from lawgazette.co.uk wrote an excellent piece about the number......
17 October, 2022
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Divorce Checklist: 10 Things Every Man Should Do
It’s okay to ask for help from your friends and family. They can be a great pillar of support and you won’t have to feel......
12 September, 2022
Men’s Rights During Divorce
At this challenging time it can be difficult to have a clear picture of where you stand on a number of different issues, some of......
12 September, 2022
Where Next For Cohabitation Reform In England & Wales?
On 4 August 2022, the Women and Equalities Committee of the UK Parliament handed down their eagerly anticipated Report on the Rights of Cohabiting Partners.......
02 September, 2022
Pets & Divorce: Who Keeps The Dog?
In instances where a relationship breaks down and a couple separates or divorces, who keeps the pets? Michael Allum & Feriha Tayfur (familylaw.co.uk) wrote an......
30 August, 2022
Seven in 10 divorcing couples don’t share pensions
Overlooking retirement savings could leave women on a financial cliff edge. Charlotte Gifford from which.co.uk wrote an excellent piece on how the majority of divorcing......
22 August, 2022
Emotional Strength during a Relationship Breakdown
Emotional strength is what is needed when you wake up in the morning, only to find that, at some time in the future, everything you......
05 January, 2022
COVID-19 and Children: Drink and Drugs – the Danger Signs
As we are all aware, the COVID-19 pandemic (and ensuing restrictions) has added a lot of pressure to people who were already feeling challenged. You......
14 December, 2020
Have you seen a change in your Maintenance payment or Child Maintenance payments?
Have you seen a change in your Maintenance payment or Child Maintenance payments, if these were agreed outside of CMS? Please remember, there is an......
14 December, 2020
What is a Solicitor?
For many people, it could be the first time they have sought the advice of a solicitor: it might be regarding a house-move or perhaps......
14 December, 2020
How / Why do People Change their Solicitor?
Getting divorced, having a relationship and/or children issue are very personal things, and a lot of people ask, ‘why do people change solicitor?’ I am......
21 November, 2020
Domestic Violence, Control relationship breakdown & Covid-19 Virus
When the government and its medical experts issued recommendations regarding self-isolation – just as in other countries – we suddenly found ourselves only able to......
20 October, 2020
Child Arrangements, Covid-19 Virus and Reasons not to Breach, but to Compromise
With the country facing an unprecedented threat from Convid-19 virus, we are going to be faced with many difficulties in our everyday lives. Things that,......
19 October, 2020
The Narcissist from a Solicitors perspective
Narcissistic personality disorder (one of several types of personality disorder) is a mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance,......
16 October, 2020
Emotions, Judgement, Compromise
When making decisions regarding Family Law issues, it is important to ensure that your emotions do not cloud your judgement. When we are born, we......
05 October, 2020