Forbes News
05 Oct 2021
On 23 April 2021 the Domestic Abuse Bill 2019/21 received royal assent . Within that, the definition of domestic abuse has been defined to go beyond physical and sexual abuse to include economic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour. The Act also recognises children as victims if they see, hear…
Family/Divorce
Forbes News
29 Sep 2021
We often have clients wanting to have "custody of their children". This terminology is American and is probably adopted from Hollywood movies. The UK terminology used to be residence and contact; however, the courts have moved away from this. Out of fairness the terminology now refers to a &…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
23 Sep 2021
The Covid 19 pandemic has led to an increase in homeworking. For this reason, many families have taken to expanding their families with pets as they've been more readily available to spend time with them and look after them. This has often been a conscious decision to also help with stress and well-…
Family/Divorce
Forbes News
27 Jul 2021
In April 2022, the new law on no-fault divorce will come in to affect in England and Wales. This is a long-awaited change to an area of law which has remained unchanged since 1973. Under the no-fault divorce, separated couples will no longer need to rely on one of the current five facts in order to…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
30 Jun 2021
When families separate it is always a difficult and stressful period for all involved particularly for the children and their extended families. As a result of a family breakdown grandparents can ultimately miss out or be excluded from vital contact with their grandchildren. Whilst the parents of…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
17 Jun 2021
Upon facing the realities of a marriage breakdown, our family law team find that clients main concerns are that of the matrimonial finances. Whether you are the party wanting to protect assets or the party in a more vulnerable financial position, you will want to know what a financial agreement will…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
08 Jun 2021
Cryptocurrency came into existence not long ago with the most popular, Bitcoin, coming into existence on 3 January 2009 by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamotu. To this date, no-one knows exactly who this mystery person is. It began with mining block zero which has a reward of 50 bitcoins and here sprang a…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
04 Jun 2021
In this article Sarah Robson, one of our family law specialists, considers how pensions are treated in a divorce. In most divorces pensions are one of the main assets of a marriage, usually second only to the family home. If you are facing a divorce it is vital to give proper consideration to…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
02 Jun 2021
Choosing a school for your child has to be one of the most important decisions you will make for them as a parent or guardian. A school has the ability to shape your child's development and influence their future and therefore finding the right 'fit' for your child is of fundamental…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
24 May 2021
Under section 31(1)(b) of the Children Act 1989 'on an application of any local authority or authorised person, the court may make an order putting the child under the supervision of a designated local authority' and this is known as a supervision order. A Court may make a supervision order if…
Family/Divorce
