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November 30 / Family

MATRIMONIAL FINANCES – DISPOSING ASSETS FOLLOWING SEPARATION – A STARK WARNING

The overriding rule in matrimonial finances is for the husband and the wife to give full and frank disclosure of their assets. 

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October 21 / Family

CAFCASS Positive Co-Parenting Programme introduced

Court proceedings can be considerably stressful for parents. Often the court is the last resort if there has been little to no agreement reached over children matters.

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October 9 / Family

Gatekeeping Hearings and the Family Court

The Family Court is overwhelmed with applications to resolve disputes between separated parents concerning arrangements for their children. 

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October 1 / Family

Are you considering separating from your spouse? Here is what you need to know…

There is a common misconception that a trip to the solicitors for some marital advice is the beginning of the end when a couple is going through marital difficulties, with Divorce proceedings following shortly thereafter.

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June 24 / Family

CO-PARENTING AFTER SEPARATION

Firstly, not all parents automatically have Parental Responsibility.

All mothers have this but for fathers it can be more problematic

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June 8 / Family

Grandparents’ Contact

Grandparents play an important role in children’s lives.

For many of us, we are looking forward to sharing with our wider family the responsibility of caring for the children in our lives

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April 1 / Family

The Marriage Minefield

With the increase of online divorce providers, many people are turning away from specialist lawyers when they want a divorce and instead opting to go online to “speed up” the process. But this approach doesn’t always mean a smooth ride.

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March 17 / Family

Common myths in children matters

Continuing with our series of articles on common myths in family law, this article aims to remedy some of the mistruths our clients are being told

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March 6 / Family

Common myths in Divorce and Financial Remedy Matters

The first meeting with a lawyer can be a daunting prospect and one contributing factor to this is the number of myths that exist within family law. Clients are very often given misleading information, so this article aims to dispel a number of these myths

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February 7 / Family

TOP TIPS ON SEPARATION

Break-up or separation can be a painful process. P.A.U.S.E. for thought…

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