Breach of Child Arrangement Order
The Children and Families Act 2014 brought an end the terms “residence” and “contact”. Instead…
June 29, 2021 By Sarah Walls
Protecting your children’s inheritance when remarrying
With a large number of stepfamilies in the UK, inheritance issues can be complex when…
June 29, 2021 By Ian Newcombe
Divorce and Pensions – Armed Forces Pension Scheme
Do you or your partner hold an Armed Forces Pension Scheme? If you’re getting divorced…
June 29, 2021 By Thea Bennun
Contact with child dismissed as parents couldn’t get on
A father’s appeal for contact to his child was dismissed and he was refused contact…
June 29, 2021 By Stephens Scown
What is a litigation friend?
In cases where one person to a divorce does not have the mental capacity to…
June 29, 2021 By Sarah Walls
Are you really ‘financially’ divorced – applying for a mortgage after divorce
Divorce can be one of the most stressful and overwhelming experiences you might ever face.…
June 29, 2021 By Alara Guven
Breadwinner v Homemaker – how should the wealth be split in a divorce settlement?
When it comes to deciding how the wealth is to be split in a divorce…
June 29, 2021 By Stephens Scown
New framework developed to assist CAFCASS cases of high conflict adult behaviours
New framework from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service will assist cases featuring adult…
June 29, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Never fear, help is here… or is it?
What happens if you have a condition or impairment and can’t care for your children?…
June 25, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Changes to child arrangements & contact orders
Practice Direction PD12J (Changes to Child Arrangements & Contact Orders: Domestic Abuse and Harm) came…
June 25, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Proper preparation that prevents poor planning
Often as lawyers we see a number of clients who come to us with concerns…
June 25, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Update on “Plugging the Gap in Existing Domestic Abuse Law”
On 29 December 2015 Controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships became a new…
June 25, 2021 By Stephens Scown