A letter in the Sunday Times from Jo Edwards, Chairwoman of Resolution, has sparked a debate about the importance of putting the needs of children first when their parents are going through a divorce or separation. Resolution, a national group of 6500 family justice professionals has recently launched a parenting charter addressing the needs of…
Divorce is never an easy option and takes an emotional toll on couples and their families, especially where children are involved. Dividing up the marital spoils can be stressful and never more so than when a wealthy couple head for the divorce courts. Often, the wife has been in the background as the stay at…
The widely publicised recent case of Rebecca Minnock, the young mum who went on the run with her young son when his father was given primary care by a court judge has probably worried a lot of parents who may be in the process of separating from or divorcing their partner. In recent years most…
As summer is fast approaching, many parents will be looking forward to their holidays abroad with their children. In the case of separated parents however, this is one area which causes many issues and disputes, with some cases even leading to Court proceedings. In the case of separated parents, if a parent decides to take…
It’s a popular myth for many people, including a lot of cohabiting couples that there is such a thing as a ‘common law’ marriage which would give couples who live together, especially for those in long term relationships, the same rights as legally married husbands or wives. While many women especially might think that they…
With the story in the media of more than one million British adulterers fearing the hacking of the married person’s infidelity website, Ashley Madison, it’s likely that the UK divorce courts might soon see a sudden surge in petitions from aggrieved spouses. Let’s hope they were as smart as actress Catherine Zeta Jones, who famously…
The statistics are shocking – a third of children are likely to experience the break down of their parents’ relationship before they reach the age of 16. No matter what reasons are behind the split, it is vitally important to make sure that the break up is managed in a way that limits the distress…
While the cost of getting divorced, financially and emotionally, has never been an easy or cheap option, the actual cost of divorcing is likely to rise by approximately one third as the government has announced plans, currently in consultation, to increase court fees from the autumn of this year. In the near future married couples…
Many couples believe that Separation Agreements are only available to married couples but in fact they are also really useful documents for unmarried couples. Bhini Phagura, a Family Law solicitor at Pictons says ”Entering into a separation agreement for co-habiting couples who aren’t married can be valuable. If they separate it helps them to avoid…
The recent hacking of the infamous and so called ‘adulterers website’ Ashley Madison, where members were named and subsequently shamed, may have caused more than one separation or divorce but membership alone would not provide proof of adulterous behaviour in a court of law? While there would undoubtedly have been many heated conversations between partners…