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25th March 2022

“No-fault divorce” – a less stressful approach?

A new approach from 6th April 2022. An overhaul of the procedure for divorcing/ dissolving a civil partnership is long since overdue. We look at the changes to the procedure that come about on 6th April 2022 and which remove the need for blame.

Read article by Judith Wheeler

10 Reasons why you should make a Will

One of the most important decisions in life is generally the one that the majority of UK adults fail to make and that is to make a Will. Read on to understand why you should make a Will.

18th November 2021

Bringing your marriage or civil partnership to an end

An article on the legal ties of marriage and how they are brought to an end. One party may have had time to think about bringing the relationship to an end whilst for the other it may come as a complete shock.

25th May 2021

Not Worth The Paper It’s Printed On?

Another Will challenge has recently hit the headlines, Clitheroe v Bond (2021). The judge in the case of Banks v Goodfellow (1870) perhaps didn’t anticipate how their words would be repeated in Courts and legal textbooks over the next 150 years.

Read article by Noel McNicholas

20th May 2021

Adult Children and Inheritance Act Claims

Claims for maintenance and reasonable financial provision are on the increase and there has been a marked change in the number of children now claiming against the Estate of a deceased parent.

Read article by Noel McNicholas

30th April 2021

COVID-19 & Maintenance

If you are a payer of maintenance, but have seen a reduction in your income, it may well be that you are simply not in a position to continue to meet maintenance payments, whether that be child maintenance or spousal maintenance.

Read article by Lindsey Connolly

15th April 2020

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