News and Articles
The benefits to keeping a separation or divorce amicable
A new report has revealed that the proportion of children experiencing a likely mental disorder has increased over the past three years. It was one in nine in 2017 to one in six in July this year.
'Silver Splitters' missing out on state pension rights following divorce in later life
Can you spot the deer in the photo? Fairly hard to see against the background. A little like what it is like when trying to wade through the ‘complex and little understood system’ of pensions following divorce.
Private Law cases received by Cafcass up this September
Cafcass received 4,262 new private law cases ( 6,566 children) in September 2020.
Solicitors now seen as being affordable after new rules on transparency
In a survey of people who have recently used legal services it has been discovered that solicitors are now being seen as affordable.
Cohabiting: what this means in the law
It is important to consider having a cohabitation agreement drawn up if you are not married or in a civil partnership. If things go wrong, you then have some protection in family law.