Today marks the start of Good Divorce Week, an initiative to help parents adopt a child-focused approach to separation. Divorce is stressful and upsetting for everyone involved, but sometimes it’s necessary and the end result, particularly if it can be achieved amicably, is far healthier than struggling on in an Read more…
Our family law experts are welcoming news that local couples will be able to divorce without assigning blame from April 6 next year. The announcement was made in parliament yesterday and will bring to an end a long-running campaign to update UK divorce laws so they reflect modern families. Michaela Read more…
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP is expanding the in-house services it offers from its new Rotherham office, with the appointment of a local family law specialist. Dawn Lowry has joined the firm to provide advice on all aspects of family law, including domestic abuse, as well as Legal Aid funded mediation. Having Read more…
On 4th December 2017 the Ministry of Justice announced that victims of Domestic Violence would find it easier to obtain Legal Aid in family cases. Dominic Raab the Justice Minister stated: “We have listened to victims’ groups and carefully reviewed the criteria for legal aid for victims of domestic abuse Read more…
If the TV adverts are to be believed, we should all aspire to the perfect family Christmas, consuming sumptuous meals and relishing in our children’s delight at their presents. For some families, however, Christmas can mean intense pressure, as the enforced togetherness of the holidays brings pre-existing tensions to the Read more…
The first working Monday of the New Year is commonly known among solicitors as Divorce Day – or D-Day for short. It is the day on which enquiries from people seeking advice about separation are at their peak, following the stresses and strains of the festive season. We want to Read more…
This week (23 to 27 November 2015) is ‘Dispute Resolution Week’ organised by our representative body Resolution, formerly the Solicitors’ Family Law Association. This is the fourth year of the campaign which is designed to publicise and promote ways of resolving family disputes without going to court. For many years Read more…
In April 2015 the deputy president of the Supreme Court, Baroness Hale, called for reform of the current divorce law. Unless the parties to a marriage have been separated for more than two years, the law requires that one party makes allegations that the other has either behaved unreasonably or Read more…
The Resolution Manifesto for change in the family justice system covers 6 key areas. We will now look in more detail at the proposals. Protect vulnerable people going through separation This proposal relates to two issues: the availability of some initial advice for people going through a separation and changes Read more…
On 23rd February 2015 Resolution, formerly the Solicitors’ Family Law Association, launched a Manifesto for family law. The aim of the Manifesto is to put pressure on the Government to make changes in six areas of the family justice system. Resolution was established as the Solicitors’ Family Law Association in Read more…