Family matters are rarely straight-forward but our specialist family team will be dedicated to helping you reach an agreement through constructive negotiations. Our family law team have decades of experience in helping people in all sorts of circumstances make the best of their circumstances, from families on a low income to high earning professionals, and those with family farms and businesses.
The first working Monday in January is recognised as ‘Divorce Day’. Not quite a day of celebration, but nonetheless it does highlight that many people want to start the New Year with a resolution that could signify a fresh start away from their marriage, civil partnership or cohabitation arrangements. While it is unlikely to be […]
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Yes! Your ex-spouse could come after your savings and pension! More and more couples are now informally separating, and later starting their own divorce cases online, without solicitors. The new ‘no fault’ system online has made it easier to progress a divorce, but many spouses do not realise that the financial claims – dealing […]
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Parental Responsibility (PR) means the legal power to make decisions for a child, i.e., school enrolment applications and consenting to medical treatment. Separated parents in new marriages will sometimes ask if their new spouse can obtain PR for their children, but this is not always straight-forward. Biological mothers will automatically hold PR, as will biological […]
Separation and divorce are said to be amongst the most stressful life experiences one can go through. Alongside the emotional impact, there are a lot of significant issues that need to be considered, such as what is going to happen to the family home, and where the children are going to live. In these circumstances, […]
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The news is currently full of reports of a ‘crypto-crash’, with billions reportedly wiped off the online markets, and this may be relevant to divorce settlements for those with modern portfolios including Bitcoin. Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that can used to buy goods and services online – and as an asset, would be considered […]
Earlier this year, consumer champions Which?, quoting research from the Office for National Statistics and the University of Manchester, reported on the ongoing issue of Divorcing couples ignoring pensions when agreeing a financial settlement. Noting that pensions can make up 42% of total household wealth (more than the value of the family home), Which? highlighted […]
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“If we have both agreed to ‘fairly’ split the house 50/50 upon divorce, then why do we need to pay for a solicitor?” Rebecca Woodley, family law specialist at Fraser Dawbarns discusses a divorce case where the wife ended up being significantly worse off than the husband because they both did not seek legal advice […]
Divorce laws have had their first overhaul in over 50 years. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 is now in force introducing no-fault divorces for the first time in England and Wales. This has been created with the aim of decreasing conflict at an often stressful and difficult time. This means that there is […]
Spouses have financial claims against the other in the event of Divorce, in terms of property/savings, income and pensions, and the Courts have a range of powers to deal with these claims. At present however, unmarried couples who live together do not have the same rights. At this point in time, cohabitees have no automatic […]
The Law is clear that whilst education is compulsory, school attendance is not, and the State should only intervene where there is evidence that a child is not receiving “suitable” education. There is no presumption that State education is the best form of education, or that home education is unsuitable. The number of children being […]
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