Family Law Dispute Resolution Week 2015 – Good Practice Principles for...
Resolution, formerly known as The Solicitors Family Law Association (SFLA), is holding the fourth Family Dispute Resolution Week from 23-27 November this year. The aim behind this week is to raise...
View ArticleForm E Financial blunder – Divorce legal practice update
Form E Financial blunder On Friday it was announced that Nicola Matheson-Durrant, a McKenzie Friend with the Family Law Clinic based in Berkshire, spotted a software glitch on Tuesday with the Ministry...
View ArticleDivorce in slight decline as more people cohabit
At the end of November the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released annual statistics on divorces that took place in England and Wales in 2013. They found that divorce rates dropped 2.9% in 2013...
View ArticleBannatyne Divorce: honesty is the best policy
Despite attempts to conceal the news, it has come to light that former Dragon’s Den star, Duncan Bannatyne, misled the Family Court by giving false evidence during his second divorce in 2012. The I’m a...
View ArticleHappy ‘Divorce Day’ or is it? (Re First Working Day in January)
“Divorce Day” is a term commonly banded about by the media which refers to the first working day of the New Year when family lawyers receive the highest number of new enquiries. It is often reported...
View ArticleTop 8 Reasons for Divorce in the UK
Deciding to divorce your partner is never an easy decision to make; and a lot of people do not realise that a lot of reasons they want to divorce their partner are not classified as ‘Grounds for...
View ArticleWith Scrapping of Alimony Tax Deduction, Divorce Will get Even More Painful
Divorce negotiations are set to heat up even more than usual now that the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has passed into law. That’s because the law changes the rules regarding how alimony payments are...
View ArticleThe Impact of Domestic Abuse in the Workplace and How Non-Molestation Orders...
While domestic abuse and molestation may happen at home, its devastating impact extends to every aspect of the victim or survivor’s life. It can cause emotional and physiological trauma that can also...
View ArticleIs Divorce The Best Solution For You?
Divorce is not a simple decision, nor should it be easily taken. Determining whether divorce is the solution for your marital problems is important. You need to first seek expert advice such as from...
View ArticleDo you have parental responsibility as a step parent?
Do you have parental responsibility as a stepparent? The rise in divorce has been accompanied by a rise in remarriages. This has led to a rise in stepparents. Despite the name, stepparents do not...
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