Insights
23rd June 2022
What’s in a name?
Elon Musk’s transgendered daughter has announced that she is changing her name in order to sever ties with her biological father and embrace a new identity. The former,…
Insights
20th May 2022
BBC Drama The Split – Is that what it is really like being a Family Solicitor?
The popular BBC programme, The Split starring Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan, recently returned to our screens for the final season. It has proved a highly popular and…
Insights
13th May 2022
Mental health and relationship breakdown
One of the most traumatic events in life is a relationship breakdown. I cannot highlight enough how important is to prioritise your mental health during this extremely difficult…
Insights
5th May 2022
Italian courts rules children should be given surnames of both parents
The Italian courts have ruled that children should be given the surnames of both parents. It is a long standing tradition, across the world including the UK, that…
Insights
3rd May 2022
Service of a divorce application
The introduction of the ‘no fault’ divorce has overhauled the arduous outdated process and removed the element of blame that was previously required to satisfy the court that…
Insights
27th April 2022
Pensions on separation and divorce
When contemplating a separation, it is always of great importance to seek legal advice from an experienced family law Solicitor. So often an individual can, quite understandably, have…
Insights
4th April 2022
The new no fault divorce – what you need to know
From April 6, there will be no need to allocate fault to one party in order to get a ‘quickie divorce’. The huge change will, according to many,…
Insights
25th February 2022
Legal Minimum Age for Marriage and Civil Partnership Set to Rise to 18 in England
The introduction of the now obsolete Ages of Marriage Act 1929 raised the minimum age of marriage in the UK to 16, and it remains possible to marry…
Insights
2nd February 2022
When is Capital Gains Tax Payable in Separation and Divorce?
Parties going through a divorce will need to consider any tax issues they may have as part of their financial settlement. Any tax payable should be taken into…
Insights
21st January 2022
Resolving Family Disputes with Child Inclusive Mediation
There is often a misconception about family mediation, that the aim is the reconciliation of a couple, and a counselling session, like Relate, for example. However, mediation allows…