When a relationship has run its course, it’s rarely a case of packing a bag and leaving without looking back. And where the relationship is a marriage or a civil partnership, there is a legal process for the couple to go through to draw things to an official end and enable each person, and their children, to move on […]
The law looks set to change to enable a man and woman to become civil partners. This is a significant shift from the current position of marriage being the only option for heterosexual couples that want to have their union recognised in law. No date has yet been set for this extension of civil partnerships, […]
Unmarried couples who separate often don’t realise that their legal position is not the same as couples that are divorcing. It is a constant surprise that many clients still believe there is some sort of ‘common law right as husband and wife’ – this is known as the ‘common law myth’ and there is no […]
