Family Law
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The Rise of the Cohabiting Family
Recent figures produced by the Office for National Statistics show that in the last ten years, the number of married couples living together with dependent children has decreased, whilst the number of non-married couples living together… Read More
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Converting a Civil Partnership into a Same-Sex Marriage
The first same sex couples will be able to tie the knot on 29th March 2014 as the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act comes into force. This is one of many pieces of legislation introduced by the Coalition Government which has, in the… Read More
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Mediation information and assessment meetings to become mandatory
Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings to become a mandatory requirement. Early last week, Parliament considered the Children and Families Bill. Within the Bill is a proposed change to the law concerning Family Mediation and the… Read More
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Marrying overseas
We start the New Year with England controversially opening its borders to Romanian immigrants, amidst the release of net migration figures from when the Labour Government was last in office, amounting to a population twice the size of… Read More
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Divorce Monday
The 6th January is dubbed by many divorce lawyers to be Divorce Monday and it is true that January is often the busiest month of the year for starting divorce proceedings. Twice as many divorces are filed in January than the second… Read More
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Living apart? How to make sure your children have a Merry Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner. It seems to come earlier every year which, though slightly irritating, can actually be beneficial for early planning. In circumstances where a family does not live together it is always a significant… Read More
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Safeguarding Your Wealth
Of this age group, 3 out of 5 cohabitees have divorced. There are likely to be a number of reasons for this increase in trend in divorce and cohabitation amidst the over 65s, including improvement in health for those aged 65 and over and… Read More
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Marriage Bill for same sex couples
Since 2005, same sex couples have been able to enter into civil partnerships in England and Wales. Although civil partnerships are not marriages, they do offer most of the legal benefits. There is general support for gay marriage in… Read More
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Divorcing when business interests are involved
For those who have a business interest, the Court will not accept the approach of The business is mine, it can be sold because it produces an income so let's just push it to one side and disregard it as a matrimonial asset. In most cases,… Read More
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Who gets what financially on divorce - how does the Court decide?
The Law Commission's final report about how certain aspects of financial cases are to be dealt with on divorce is due to be released in autumn of this year. The report aims to give much welcomed clarity to the legal profession and the… Read More
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10 Tips to Ensure That Your Legal Costs Don't Spiral out of Control
The Legal Ombudsman recently reported that almost 18% of all complaints related to family law are principally about legal costs. One client had been charged £4,000 for photocopying; another £15,000 for additional costs. Family… Read More
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Marital Agreements – Pre and Post Nuptials
The law relating to Pre (and post) Nuptial agreements in England and Wales is gathering apace and there have been a number of high profile cases which have reached the national news in the past few years. Coupled with the countless… Read More