Category: Family Blog

Legal advice for your relationship this Valentine’s Day

Feb 2025

Legal advice for your relationship this Valentine’s Day

We know that when couples first meet, it’s not necessarily “law at first sight”. But it is important to plan and protect your future.

Feb 2025

The case of Glen Briers: the importance of a Consent Order in family law

The question: Do I need to get a consent order following my divorce? “I have recently been divorced and my solicitor has told me that I need…

Feb 2025

Domestic Abuse: Non-molestation Orders

Domestic abuse affects women, men and children of all ages and backgrounds. It has always been an issue that has troubled many people on a day to day basis.

Hatice Tas

Jan 2025

Can your bad behaviour affect your Financial Settlement in a Divorce?

Bad Behaviour and Financial Settlement in a Divorce Although the Divorce Law was reformed in April 2022 so that neither party could be ‘blamed’ for a marriage…

Tilly Theakston

Dec 2024

Parental Responsibility: What is it and how is it gained and lost

What is Parental Responsibility? Parental Responsibility is defined under the Children Act 1989, as: ‘all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property’.

Tilly Theakston

Nov 2024

Living arrangements for children after a separation

Following a separation, parents usually want to minimise any disruption to their children, ensuring that they soon settle into a new routine – whether that is in…

Oct 2024

Cohabitation: better safe than sorry

Recent changes in the social views about marriage, gender roles and religion mean that many couples do not regard marriage as necessary and instead they live their…

Nov 2022

Holiday Contact

Christmas and the holiday season can be a difficult time for separated parents and it is not always straightforward to settle the arrangements for children.