Other Family Issues

Below are some ad hoc articles about matters which are of general application in the family law field, and which do not quite fit into the other category headings to be found on our website.

Articles of interest

Recommendations for great quality online resources in family law

Finding accessible, reliable and user-friendly information online can be tricky. Simple google searches can return thousands of results and trying to trawl through that information to work out what is current, relevant and safe to rely on can be exhausting…

Posted by: Victoria Oerton

15/10/24

We have agreed our financial settlement - do we need a court Order?

The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 introduced us to the new “No Fault Divorce” process, and greatly simplified the way in which marriages are brought to an end. It is no longer necessary to attribute blame, and divorce is now gran…

Posted by: Victoria Oerton

01/10/24

How can Solicitors help with mediation?

There is an ever increasing emphasis on non-court dispute resolution, which you might see referred to as NCDR or ADR. In essence this means resolving your family issue using a method other than an application to the court. Traditionally this…

Posted by: Victoria Oerton

18/09/24

Protecting Yourself in a Cohabiting Relationship

As we are starting to understand more about the incoming Government’s priorities what we do know is that the previous pledge around reforming Cohabitation rights, seems to have fallen off the agenda. For family law professionals this is disappointing bu…

Posted by: Victoria Oerton

13/09/24

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