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Many live within families where residence of the children is shared between separated parents. Therefore, during the current pandemic, many have been grappling with regular rule changes and how to keep contact …
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A floating deed of trust, (also referred to as a Deed of Trust), is a legally-binding document that records the financial arrangements between joint owners of a property, and/or anyone else who a financial inte…
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There has been an increase in the number of couples moving in together during the Coronavirus lockdown. Like many countries around the world, the UK government has set out strict lockdown rules since March 2020…
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There is no doubt that Coronavirus will have a serious impact on the lives of women and children. Domestic abuse victims may feel unsafe with the prospect of being isolated in their house with their perpetrator…
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Children of parents who are separated or share custody are able to move between houses during the Coronavirus lockdown as stipulated by the government very recently. The movement of children between parents doe…
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As of January 2020 all law firms are now able to make an application for a divorce online and progress through to Decree Absolute on behalf of their clients. Whilst the online divorce system run by HM Courts an…
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The first Monday after New Year’s Day has been dubbed “divorce day”. Every year we have an increase in calls in January as couples make the difficult decision of getting a divorce their new year’s resolution. T…
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The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill is in the process of being brought into UK legislation, representing a radical reform of the divorce process. It essentially brings into effect provisions for a no f…
Read more →If the Court decides that contact between you and your grandchild is in the child’s best interest, they may grant an Order (called a Child Arrangements Order) to this effect. It is important to seek legal advic…
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As a family law solicitor I often have to break the news to clients that they do not have the ability to claim any financial support against their ex-partner even if they have been living together for years. Th…
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Sanders Witherspoon have successfully acted for the father on an application for a Child Arrangements Order. At that time, the child was living with her mother and spending time with her father. The father inst…
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