Posted on December 20, 2023 by
AdminThe process of
divorce is often accompanied by emotional and legal complexities. Previously, divorce was frequently considered blame-based, requiring one partner to prove the fault of the other partner. However, with the evolution of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, no fault divorce was introduced and accepted widely.
Posted on May 10, 2021 by
AdminThe decision to divorce without a solicitor may seem like the best option if you and your partner have reached an amicable decision to separate. When you do not have children and you agree how your finances should be split a quick, online divorce saves money in the short-term.
Posted on January 16, 2020 by
AdminLawyers around the country have dubbed the first working Monday of January ‘Divorce Day’ — so-called because of the spike in web searches, enquiries and instructions after the Christmas period — but it’s fair to say that Divorce Month is more accurate.
Read more...Posted on December 19, 2019 by
AdminRelationship breakdown is tough and when child arrangements are involved it is especially complicated. If you’re a parent who has separated or divorced and you are not able to see your children at all, or not as often as you would like, it can be devastating. You might feel that you are being prevented from maintaining a healthy relationship with your children and excluded from decisions involving them. It’s common for parents to disagree about child arrangements - in just the last quarter of 2018, the Ministry of Justice received 12,000 child arrangement cases.[1]
Read more...Posted on June 26, 2019 by
AdminYou may have only just finished getting rid of those last, stubborn granules of sand that pocketed themselves from your last summer holiday (where do they keep coming from?), but that time of the year is nearly upon us again. Just a few more weeks and school will be out, which can be terribly exciting for kids, but can be enough to make parents order double-shot espressos – when they don’t even drink coffee. And, if you’re divorced, the summer holidays can be enough to tip you into caffeine-addiction territory.
Read more...Posted on August 1, 2017 by
AdminWhen you decide to separate there are lots of issues to be resolved and not surprisingly how you deal with the financial matters is normally right at the top of the list!
Read more...Ahhh, Christmas is in the air; happy carefree times, sledging down snowy slopes, cosy kisses on cold park benches, dazzling decorations, tinsel and trees, and all with your penguin best friend.
Read more...My friend Suzy remembers last Christmas for all the wrong reasons.
Read more...Entertaining guests at home is stressful at the best of times, but at Christmas (which is of course made even more tense by the heightened expectations of all who participate) the stakes are even higher.
Read more...This week Sir James Munby, the head of the family court, stated that consideration should be given to the process of divorce being dealt with by a “registrar of births, deaths, marriages and divorce” rather than by Judges and for there to be an introduction of “no-fault” divorce. The comments, which also included suggestions that the injustice faced by cohabiting couples should be tackled, come on the back of the reform of the family justice system which came into effect on 22nd April which brought into being the single Family Court.
Read more...In February the Law Commission recommended that prenuptial agreements, which allow a couple to agree divorce terms before they get married, should be legally binding with the reservation that the needs of any children and the separating couple are first taken into account.
Read more...Divorce can be a distressing experience; so it isn’t surprising that depression can be a consequence for some people. The best way to deal with it involves regaining control of your feelings and your life. Here are 5 tips to deal with post-divorce depression that could help you to get back on track.
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