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What to Expect From Your First Meeting With a Divorce Solicitor

What to Expect From Your First Meeting With a Divorce Solicitor

What to Expect From Your First Meeting With a Divorce Solicitor

Divorce or separation can be one of the most stressful experiences in life. This article explains what you can expect at your first meeting with a divorce solicitor, including what documents to bring, how assets and finances are discussed, and what protective steps may be considered. It also outlines financial disclosure, binding agreements, and the no-fault divorce process.

Benjamin Carter

Can I take my child on holiday if I am not the resident parent?

Can I take my child on holiday if I am not the resident parent?

Planning a holiday with your child? Learn the legal rules on taking children on holiday in the UK and abroad, including when you need the other parent’s consent, what happens if permission is refused, and how court orders like “lives with” or prohibited steps orders affect travel plans.

Sarah-Jane Webbe

Legal advice for your relationship this Valentine’s Day

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.

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

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…

Domestic Abuse: Non-molestation Orders

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.

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

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

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

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

Living arrangements for children after a separation

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…

Cohabitation: better safe than sorry

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…

Holiday Contact

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.

Is it necessary to have a pre-nuptial agreement?

Is it necessary to have a pre-nuptial agreement?

When it comes to pre-nuptial agreements, not everybody may want to enter into one…but what is the benefit of having one?

Father’s day and contact

Father’s day and contact

It is said, that one of the greatest gifts in life is to be a parent.

Shanice Edwards-Smith

Anna Orpwood has achieved full accreditation for Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE)

Anna Orpwood has achieved full accreditation for Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), which has been celebrated by the firm and wider community.

Cost of living crisis and maintenance orders

Cost of living crisis and maintenance orders

It was recently reported that the cost of living crisis is deepening as inflation rates hit approximately 7%.

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020: the blame game is over

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020: the blame game is over

It has been confirmed by Secretary of State for Justice, following a Parliamentary question raised on 7th June 2021 that the widely anticipated Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (‘The Act’) will come into force on 6th April 2022.