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What’s mine is yours, but don’t touch my pension

What’s mine is yours, but don’t touch my pension

One of the most difficult and contested matters to deal with on divorce is often the issue of pensions. As a family solicitor, I often get asked questions such as “is my wife entitled to half my pension if we divorce?” or “How do you split pensions in a divorce?”. The...
Cohabitation – the myth of common law marriage

Cohabitation – the myth of common law marriage

Cohabiting couples are the fastest-growing family unit in the UK, with the Office for National Statistics releasing recent data showing that cohabiting couples have increased by 16% between 2012 and 2022. This data sits alongside the continued decline in recent years...
Male Victims of Domestic Abuse: It’s No Joke

Male Victims of Domestic Abuse: It’s No Joke

As I write this blog, I have just finished watching a webinar hosted by Mankind, a domestic violence abuse charity who help male victims of domestic abuse. Listening to the talk, I was both shocked and lost for words hearing real-life examples of domestic abuse...