On 22nd April 2014, a single family Court was introduced to take over the functions of the three different family Courts: the Family Proceedings Court (The Magistrates’ Court), the County Court and the High Court. Up until the changes, when we applied for an Order in respect of children, we Read more…
Following today’s news we have summarised the 5 things to be aware of if court cases involving children were already underway before the new legislation came into force. Existing residence and contact orders are now deemed to be Child Arrangements Orders Pending Residence/Contact proceedings already before the court are now Read more…
Emmet likes relaxing in the mediation room here at Taylor and Emmet/Hallam mediation. He hasn’t actually been to court but he has heard about it and he doesn’t like the idea of parents arguing and a judge deciding what will happen to children after their parents separate. He much prefers Read more…
From the 22nd of this month there will be significant changes to how separating couples resolve disputes about property, finances and children. The family courts are changing in terms of their organisation and the way that they deal with family disputes and people have been encouraged to consider other ways Read more…
Sitting in traffic as always, on the M1 and Sheffield Parkway on my way to work this morning, it struck me how similar driving a car in heavy traffic is to helping a client through the divorce process. Although we might do it subconsciously when we are driving, particularly in Read more…
I would like to introduce you to Emmet the Dog. Emmet is the newest member of Taylor & Emmet’s Family Law and Family Mediation team. Emmet is here to remind us how important it is to remember the children in the cases that we deal with. In fact not only Read more…