Divorce & Family Law News & Insight

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15th April 2022

Why have a Consent Order on divorce?

Why have a Consent Order? We look at the pitfalls of dissolving a marriage/civil partnership without also resolving financial matters before the Court.

Read article by Judith Wheeler

Covid-19 Vaccine for children

What happens if there is a disagreement between parents regarding the immunisation of their child with the Covid-19 vaccination? We consider the implications ahead of the roll out of the vaccine for 5-11 years olds…

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31st 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

25th March 2022

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

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

COVID-19 & Child Contact Arrangements

Managing contact arrangements after a separation can sometimes be difficult at the best of times, but for some families the recent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought a whole new level of complexity.

Read article by Judith Wheeler

9th April 2020

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