Nov 25, 2021 | Family Law
Christmas is often described as the ‘best time of the year’, a ‘joyous occasion’. But for many separated parents it is a time of anxiety and worry when it comes to sorting out the child arrangements. For those parents it can be a period of dread having to argue over...
Nov 22, 2021 | Family Law, Kieran's blog
Documents produced by the Judiciary have shown that private family law cases may not return to pre-Covid levels until 2023. Backlogs in private law cases have increased 18% during the course of the pandemic. This has led to interim measures including conducting more...
Sep 6, 2021 | divorce, Family Law
A person is assumed to have capacity unless it is established they don’t. In the realms of Family Court proceedings, capacity is related to adults or children aged 16 to 17 years (who are subject to proceedings) and who are likely to lack capacity at the age of 18....
Aug 18, 2021 | Family Law
According to the PDSA figures released in February 2020, 51% of UK adults own a pet. A BBC report dated 12/03/2021 stated that a total of 3.2 million households in the UK had acquired a pet since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. The report went on to quote “the...
Aug 18, 2021 | Family Law
Co-parenting can be tough, especially when parents are finding it difficult to communicate following on from a volatile separation. In an interview with US Weekly, Heidi Klum’s former husband, Seal, was asked about co-parenting arrangements and discussed how “it can...
May 6, 2021 | Family Law, Laura's Blog
Settlement Agreement Case Study 1 Following a badly managed internal restructure, we were instructed by a senior employee with 12 years’ service to advise her upon her options. The consultation that took place was ineffective and the Employee was left unclear about...
