Explore the advantages of mediation and collaborative law in resolving family disputes with Susi Gillespie. Discover how these methods preserve relationships, reduce costs, and benefit children, offering a kinder, more considerate approach to separation […]
When a relationship ends, one person moving out of the family home is often the first practical display of separation. There are obvious reasons why this is right for some families. Where there’s tension and conflict it can be sensible for one half of the couple to seek to remove themselves from that environment and couples need to consider what is in the children’s best interests as a priority […]
Whether January is a time for small changes or more significant life decisions, it’s an opportunity to shape the year ahead. And for many people, the months that follow are the start of a new chapter in their family life as they begin to move on from relationships that aren’t working […]
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 […]
Divorce may be the end of a marriage, but it doesn’t always sever ties between two people. There are often reasons to remain in contact. It’s also common for financial obligations to continue long after a divorce has been finalised. This is especially so where there are children who need to be supported […]
Aspects of post-divorce life can take people by surprise. One of these is the effect of a family break-up on children. Parents go to great lengths to shield children during and after the divorce process. They watch what they say, taking care not to badmouth the other…
It’s been a year since a monumental development in family law took effect. No-fault divorce was a huge step forward for those that had long campaigned for a less acrimonious way of divorcing than the previous ‘blame game’ had allowed. And it has paved the way for couples to move on from their relationship on better terms than might otherwise have been the case….
As the cost of living crisis rages on, the prices of everyday items and expenses continue to skyrocket. Many of us are rethinking our spending habits and cutting back on indulgences like shopping sprees. But financial strain can also take its toll on marriage, leading to relationship breakdowns when pressures on personal and joint finances become too much.
A final order in financial remedy proceedings usually dismisses all future capital and income claims that a spouse has against the other. However, in the recent High Court case of X v Y [2022] EWFC 95, His Honour Judge Hess made an order adjourning the wife’s capital claims for 10 years because of the husband’s dishonest disclosure in the proceedings […]
Sir Andrew McFarlane, head of the family courts in England and Wales has reportedly said that divorcing couples too often believe their issues are ‘legal’ ones, when in fact they are ‘relationship’ issues that could be resolved without the court’s involvement […]
Depp v Heard. Vardy v Rooney. The media frenzy around these very public court cases may have died down, but the impressions formed of those involved will last a lifetime. As spectators, we follow the ups and downs of these trials, picking up titbits in the press or becoming drawn into watching hours of live footage […]
“Even Kanye shouldn’t be trash talking on social media unless, as may be the case, he has a divorce court death wish.” The words of a New York family attorney, reported in a divorce feature in the Independent. The piece referred to Kanye West (Ye) as having been ‘ranting publicly about Kim Kardashian in the name of fatherhood, which many saw as bullying and intimidation.’ […]
Today, the Ministry of Justice released a set of statistics from the Family Courts for the first three months of this year. The figures show a 14% growth in the number of started cases as compared to the seasonal dip in the previous quarter. Still, the new cases are down 6% in comparison to January […]
The introduction of no-fault divorce is long awaited legislation that is the first change to divorce law in 50 years. The much heralded ‘end to the blame game’ has arrived and we have now entered a digital age of divorcing online and with no paper process involved whatsoever […]
