Archive of: September, 2020

As part of the drive to return to face-to-face court settings where necessary, following COVID-19 lockdown, screens for juries have been installed in one courtroom in Leeds and three in Liverpool.

When looking at fair solutions for financial settlements in divorce or separation cases, we ask for 12 months bank statements for each account. This is also necessary to meet Anti-Money Laundering obligations.

Family Law has long been concerned with including children’s needs when establishing living or contact arrangements. We focus on creating positive, safe, fair, amicable and bright future arrangements between children and their separated or divorced parents, who may be co-parenting.

From 1st September of this year it is important to consider the ‘voice of the child’ in family mediation cases. We are experienced and able to offer child inclusive mediation, including direct consultation with children, where parents wish and agree.

Dispute resolution is continually seeking to evolve as public policy and society changes. This is no more true than in family resolution cases, where the needs and capabilities of children concerned can be considered paramount.

On the 25th of July, The Telegraph reported that delays for divorcing couples have doubled because of the pandemic creating court backlogs.

This is affecting both ongoing and new divorce proceedings.

Which evidence can be admitted for consideration to court?