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Claire Oldfield

26th February 2021

Scott Schedule and Domestic Abuse Cases

As we continue to await the Court of Appeal’s decision in four linked appeals involving the welfare of children, which...
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Georgina Allen

15th February 2021

Family Law Myths No.10: Why write it down? We know what we’ve agreed – The Married Couples’ Edition

I often have clients tell me that they have agreed everything with their spouses, following separation and that they don’t...
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Rory Laide

11th February 2021

Financial Provision after an Overseas Divorce

Can I make a financial claim in England? If you have commenced overseas divorce proceedings, it is ordinarily appropriate for...
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Jessica Smith

9th February 2021

Divorce and the effect on your Power of Attorney

According to the Office of National Statistics there were 91,299 divorces in 2018 (the latest information available). When going through...
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Georgina Allen

8th February 2021

Family Law Myths No.9: Why write it down? We know what we’ve agreed

Today’s debunked myth is for the unmarried, cohabiting couples.  And this family-type is on the rise.  Even the Prime Minister...
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Lehna Gardiner

3rd February 2021

Family Law and Criminal Law: The Crossover

In this article our colleague Lehna Gardiner, in conjunction with her peer Matthew Bliss at JSP Law, examines the situations...
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Georgina Allen

1st February 2021

Family Law Myths No.8: His name is not on the birth certificate so he has no legal rights…

So this one still comes up although it has been quite some time since the concept of parental responsibility was...
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Helen Lafferty

25th January 2021

The Family Court System: COVID 19 and the Road Ahead

On 8 January 2021 the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, published his update on The Family Court...
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Georgina Allen

25th January 2021

Family Law Myths No.7: The Courts favour the mother in Children Proceedings

Historically, perhaps, it is true that there was a tendency by the Courts to make orders in favour of children...
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