News and Articles
How to get help as a single parent with practical issues
This helpful article from Gingerbread, the charity supporting single parents, emphasises how family mediation can be used to solve disputes when you cannot agree with your ex-partner on finances or child arrangements.
Gingerbread report highlights problems of debt for single parents
The twin impacts of Covid and being a single parent are acting as risks for problem debt.
Defendant with Covid symptoms forced to turn up to court
Keeping the court system functioning during lockdowns and changes throughout the pandemic has been a challenge - and one sprung at short notice. Unfortunately, in many places it has put an already pressured court system under additional strain.
Lasting Power of Attorney
You can make decisions on someone else’s behalf if they appoint you using a ‘lasting power of attorney’ (LPA).
Child Maintenance and how to find out more?
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) aims to provide information about your child maintenance options and making an agreement best suited to your circumstances.