Read our Family Law blog posts from the Taylor&Emmet family law team.
In just 20 years, the number of unmarried couples living together in the UK has doubled. Many of these cohabitees own joint property and bank accounts and the vast majority have children. Unfortunately, the odds a cohabiting relationship will break down are as high as they are for marriages or Read more…
Marriage isn’t for everyone. You may believe it is an antiquated rite of passage or perhaps you’ve been there, done that and don’t fancy wearing the t-shirt again. While society is happy for us to live as we choose, unfortunately, the law has not yet caught up. If marriage isn’t on Read more…
During Cohabitation Awareness Week, we highlighted the key differences in how the law treats married and unmarried couples upon separation. Cohabitees do not have the same legal rights to property, inheritance or pensions as their married counterparts and whilst various steps can be taken to mitigate this shortfall, it will Read more…
Are you part of an unmarried couple who live together? Do you believe you have the same rights as your married counterparts? If so, you are not alone. There are 3.3 million cohabiting families in this country and the number continues to rise year on year. We are supporting Cohabitation Read more…
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) have announced a new approach to the way it deals with cases involving parental alienation. Parental alienation occurs when one parent psychologically manipulates a child against the other parent. It can result in the child not wanting to have any Read more…
In January this year High Court Family Judge Mr Justice Cobb set out his proposals to change the way the family court deals with allegations of domestic abuse in children cases. On Monday 2nd October new guidance came into force which should ensure that judges consider the impact of domestic Read more…
Would you hand over control of your life to someone else? Someone who doesn’t know you? Would you let them make vital decisions about your finances, or where you and your children will live? If you’re getting divorced and choose to go through the courts, where a judge makes crucial Read more…
Most of us don’t need Bob Hoskins to tell us that “it’s good to talk”. Even those of us too young to remember that particular series of 1990s TV adverts are likely to appreciate the sentiment. But when your relationship or marriage has broken down beyond repair, the idea of Read more…
On 31st March 2013 whole swathes of the population were stopped from accessing legal aid as a result of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. Legal Aid was removed for the majority of advice and representation on immigration, employment, welfare benefits, debt, housing and family law Read more…
The Child Maintenance Service has recently been criticised by a Senior High Court Judge Mr Justice Mostyn for enabling a multi-millionaire father to pay just £7 per week child support. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) was introduced in November 2013 and over the past few years has gradually taken over Read more…