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Understanding Kinship Foster Care and the Benefits

Kinship foster care is a critical component of the child welfare system in the UK, allowing children to remain within their family networks when they cannot live with their birth parents. This arrangement can take various forms, including care by relatives or close family friends, providing a familiar environment during difficult times. The legal and…

The Differences of No-Fault Divorce in the UK: A New Era for Separating Couples

Divorce laws in the UK have undergone a significant transformation with the introduction of the *no-fault divorce* system. Prior to April 2022, couples had to establish fault or blame for the breakdown of their marriage, making the divorce process potentially contentious and emotionally charged. This article will explore the key differences brought about by no-fault…

Divorcing a Narcissist – What Can You Do?

Being married to someone with narcissistic personality disorder is hard. Divorcing a person with narcissistic personality disorder is evenharder. Let’s have a look at how someone with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is likely to behave during the divorce process and how a solicitor experienced in dealing with NPD can help. The Face of NPD Dealing with a narcissist during a divorce can be…

What is Parental Alienation? And How Can This Be Handled with Family Law?

Parental Alienation is a term used to describe a situation in which one parent attempts to turn a child’s emotions against the other parent. This is done by intentionally aiming unjustified negativity at the other parent so as to damage the child’s relationship with them. This can happen during divorce where the child becomes excessively hostile and rejecting of…

Legal Protection for Cohabiting Couples

Legal Protection for Cohabiting Couples – Not discussing and deciding on important matters that have a big impact on both of your lives, such as asset division and parental responsibility, can put you at unnecessary risk.

Having Disputes With Your Ex About Schooling?

Deciding on a new school can be an especially arduous process at times but it can be even more so when trying to come to an agreement with an ex partner.
So what does ‘parental responsibility’ entail by law and how can separated parents deal with disagreements over schooling?

How to choose the best family lawyer and what they do?

Find yourself in the middle of a family dispute over property settlements or custody agreements and everyone is getting their own lawyer? Well, you should probably do the same. Things have gotten serious and you will need the help of an expert to resolve issues. This is just one of the many ways family lawyers can help. Family lawyers can help to settle family conflicts without necessarily taking…

Divorce Settlements – What about the Pension?

What each party is entitled to differs from case to case. Generally, the types of matrimonial assets that may be included are money, property, businesses, vehicles, financial support (child/spousal maintenance), life insurance policies and possessions such as furniture and appliances.

Divorce settlements: Is everything split 50/50 in a divorce?

All is fair in love and war. Apparently. So when it comes to the divorce process and settlement agreements, splitting all assets and debts down the middle sounds like it would be the fairest solution. This can be the case in some instances, but not all. Just like no two people are alike, not all situations in divorce are the same. But…

No Blame Divorce Comes Into Effect 6 April 2022

Much needed changes to the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act are coming into effect on 6 April 2022. At the moment, for a divorce to go through, one of the following five criteria need to be met: Adultery Unreasonable behavior Separation for 2 years with consent Desertion for 2 years Separation for 5 years I’m sure you would agree that the procedure…