Legal Advice For Cohabiting Couples – Know Your Cohabitation Rights
If you are part of a cohabiting couple, are you aware of your legal rights? Read on to learn more. Cohabitation is one of the most common ways that couples [...]
Divorce Finance Agreements – What To Do When A Financial Agreement Is Not Reached
You have issued your divorce petition and that is progressing, you’ve tried your best to reach an agreement with your husband or wife about what is to happen with the [...]
Matrimonial Homes Rights – Is There Any Point?
Matrimonial Home Rights give protection to a husband, wife or civil partner under the Family Law Act 1996 (the “FLA”) where the matrimonial home is owned by one spouse but the other spouse has a right of occupation.
The importance of finalising financial arrangements on divorce
It is becoming increasingly common for separating couples to deal with their own divorce proceedings. Whilst self-representation in divorce proceedings does save some cost (the Court fee will still apply) [...]
Legal Advice On Cohabitation
We are all familiar with the term “Common law husband and wife” aren't we? So how long must a couple live together before being classed as such one year? Five [...]
Separating, What will happen to your child?
Sadly at the end of marriage or a relationship there can be disagreement as to what the arrangements for the children are to be. We have to ask therefore how [...]
What is divorce?
Everyone has heard the term divorce, but what actually is it and how do you get one. Divorce is the most common way that a marriage is legally terminated. A [...]
The landmark Supreme Court decision is in
Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil have both been fighting ever since the beginning of their divorce proceedings, and much to their relief, the court has ruled in their favour. Both [...]
All assets to the wife in radical court ruling
In a shocking new case, a hospital consultant has been ordered by the Family Court to give all of his assets to his ex-wife. The assets, estimated to be worth [...]
Parental Responsibility – who has it?
Most people have heard the term Parental responsibility, but how many people actually know what it means? who has parental responsibility?, if you don’t have it how can you get [...]