Tag: Family and Divorce

When relationships break down it is often very difficult to know where to start in sorting things out. There are lots of things to think about as well as dealing with the emotional fallout.  You may be worried about your income and how everything can be afforded, whether you might have to move home, the […]

Think about how you would like to resolve things with your spouse. If you have children, it will probably be very important to you that you remain on at least civil and hopefully, amicable terms, so you can continue to communicate openly about your children and co parent them in the best way possible.  You […]

Unsurprisingly, most people who are going through, or contemplating, family Court proceedings are anxious about the financial cost of the proceedings. Many people wonder whether they will be able to claim their own legal costs from the other party. People often assume that, as is the case in most other civil law cases, the “successful” […]

Since a change in the law in April 2024, when someone wants to apply to the court for remedy, the parties are required to inform the Court of their views on “Non-Court Dispute Resolution” (NCDR). The aim of this change is to ensure that people only resort to a Court application after they have considered […]

Nowadays, as an application for divorce is dealt with using the online service and does not require a reason to be given for the breakdown of the marriage, many couples will deal with the divorce application themselves and may not consult a family lawyer at any stage of their divorce.   However, what many couples do […]

Relationship breakdown can be very difficult for all parties concerned, not just the partners, but for children and wider family. These days people are looking to resolve things quickly with as little acrimony as possible in these difficult times, inexpensively. Couples hope to make things as easy as possible for themselves and their children, seeking […]

With the economy as it is and rising costs generally, understandably, more and more couples are choosing to sort things out between themselves when they separate, rather than taking legal advice.  However, although the divorce process itself is now much simpler than it used to be, meaning that couples can usually deal with it without […]

You may be aware that domestic abuse comes in many different forms and whilst this may manifest as threatened or actual violence whether physical or sexual, there are many other patterns of behaviour that constitute abuse including coercive and economic control, and psychological abuse. The Government has defined domestic abuse as “any incident of controlling, […]

It’s a commonly held misconception that the divorce resolves all issues between the parties. However, this is not the case. Please note that the new terminology of the Court which refers to the Final Order of Divorce (which used to be called the Decree Absolute) is not also a Final Order in relation to the […]