Festive Opening Hours
Festive Opening Hours

As the holiday approaches, I would like to take this opportunity to inform valued clients and potential new customers of our Christmas opening hours, we will be closed from December 21st Friday to January 2nd Wednesday….

Good Divorce Week
Good Divorce Week

Last week, Resolution – a UK organisation that campaigns for improvements to the family justice system – were raising awareness for divorcing parents and how best to minimise the impact of conflict on their children,…

Extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could help with ‘risky’ cohabitation in UK
Extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could help with ‘risky’ cohabitation in UK

Theresa May recently announced that all couples in England and Wales will be given the right to choose whether they would like to enter a civil partnership, which, for heterosexual cohabitating couples, is “infinitely preferable…

Family Finances
Family Finances

Whether you are in a marriage or civil partnership, financial matters can become a sticking point in the case of separation, dissolution or divorce. With many pre- and post-nuptial agreements available to couples to regulate…

How to talk to your children about divorce
How to talk to your children about divorce

The breakdown of a relationship can be extremely challenging for both parties involved, however, it is also difficult for the children as well. There will come a time when we have to have “the conversation”…

Do I Have to Move out During Divorce?
Do I Have to Move out During Divorce?

For most people, sorting out their living situation during a divorce is a crucial consideration. If you own or rent a property with your spouse, you may find this exercise fairly straightforward. It can prove…

Calls for Family Court Changes to Support Domestic Abuse Victims
Calls for Family Court Changes to Support Domestic Abuse Victims

The Government recently held a public consultation exercise over its approach to dealing with domestic abuse in advance of its proposed Domestic Abuse Bill. 

Divorce Can Impact on Standard of Living in Retirement
Divorce Can Impact on Standard of Living in Retirement

New research from the United States has highlighted the negative impact divorce can have on the level of income available in retirement. 

Supreme Court Case Prompts Renewed Calls for No-Fault Divorce
Supreme Court Case Prompts Renewed Calls for No-Fault Divorce

The UK’s Supreme Court has recently heard the case of Owens v Owens – a landmark divorce case where a woman has been denied a divorce, on the grounds that her husband’s behaviour was not…

Christmas availability

Please note my availability over the festive period will be limited from close of business on Friday 23rd December, until Tuesday 3rd January 2023. I will be working to progress all current cases until then and wish my clients a very happy Christmas and New Year.