Family Law

  • Spousal Maintenance is one of the options available to divorcing couples. It is generally the fall back position if a clean break is not a possible, or the best, option....

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  • Ten reasons why you should make a Will

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    It is important to consider making a Will when you are an unmarried couple or if you have separated from your Spouse or indeed have already divorced to ensure that...

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  • A Pre-Nuptial Agreement or Pre-Marital Agreement (‘Pre-Nup’) is a contract agreed before marriage or civil union. It sets out how your assets will be divided if by any chance the...

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  • Divorce, dissolution or separation can often lead to conflict and heartache. There are different ways in which your divorce or separation can be handled and it is important to choose...

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  • Cohabitation Awareness Week has been launched by Resolution, the Association which represents and promotes the interests of Family Lawyers in England and Wales. Cohabitation Awareness Week is being promoted because of...

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  • Divorce rates are on the rise, according to the latest statistics, and with the increase in the value of family assets, couples should do more to face up to financial...

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  • New Year, new decision?

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    Zsa Zsa Gabor recently passed but her life was as colourful as she was famous. In particular she will be remembered for the procession of nine husbands that she married....

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  • Christmas gifts and family rifts

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    We are about to enter the Christmas holidays when thoughts are of home and family, but frequently also of there being just one more Christmas to get through before a...

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  • Safety checking the school run

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    The clocks will be going back at 2am on Sunday 30th October, bringing lighter mornings and darker evenings, and parents are being encouraged to take a safety check with children...

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  • Watching others acting out the ending of a marriage on a public stage can provide a valuable lesson on how to ‘uncouple’ with least pain. Whether fiction or fact, marriage...

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  • Talking it out can save the children

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    Statistics show that more children than ever celebrated Christmas with only one of their parents, following a relationship break-up. According to the research, published by the Marriage Foundation, one in...

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  • What’s a No Nup?

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    Whether as a cohabiting couple or two or more friends clubbing together, a cohabitation agreement, or no-nup as they are now becoming known, can help fix the outcome if things...

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