Welcome to the Family Law Blog

Our blog aims to keep people informed on developments in family law from all angles, whether it's changes in the law, comments on celebrity divorces or suggestions for help through the process of separation. It's popular and has attracted the attention of the national press - they tell us that they use it to keep abreast of new trends in family law. It's intended to inform, educate and entertain. It may even do all three at the same time.

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Yesterday, Tiger Woods fired seven birdies to lead the field at The Barclays. For non-golfers there is a simpler way to understand the day's events - it was his best round of the year.  There has been speculation in the media that this is the direct result of finalising his divorce... read more

Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren divorced yesterday in Florida, USA. Nine months ago the golfing legend crashed his car outside one of his many houses. The incident sparked an explosive chain of events resulting in allegations that Tiger had committed adultery with a... read more

Katie Price has sparked controversy by announcing on day time television that children of divorced parents are "lucky" because they get "extra presents and trips". The celebrity has a degree of personal experience of family breakdown. Her parents separated when she was young and she... read more

It has been rumoured in the press that the Duchess of York has been to see solicitors to discuss increasing the amount of financial support she receives from Prince Andrew. Since The News Of The World "sting" it has been claimed that Fergie only receives £15,000 a year in contrast to the... read more

Many newspapers are today reporting the case involving Mr Vaughan QC and his ex-wife. According to reports they separated 29 years ago and the ex-wife has just been awarded a lump sum of £215,000. On the face of it this seems shocking - that a couple can separate so many years... read more

The Ministry of Justice has recently published research about the use of legal services. The research has revealed a startling fact - 83% of people surveyed agreed with the statement "most people wouldn't know how to tell a good legal services provider from a bad one." The family team... read more

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has found that men enjoy 32 minutes' more leisure time than women every day. It seems that those claims women make saying that they do everything round the house while men relax might just be true! Some media... read more

The Office of National Statistics has revealed that the number of people who married in 2008 has dropped to 232,990 - the lowest number since 1895. People are also waiting longer to marry. The average age for a man to walk down the aisle is now 32.1 years and a woman 29.9 years. A range... read more

Various media reports have claimed that the Italian Prime Minister and his wife, Veronica Lario, have been trading allegations of adultery in the context of their divorce. Mr Berlusconi's antics have been widely reported and it is understood that Ms Lario left Mr Berlusconi when she... read more

Society is becoming increasingly familiar with the term "pre-nuptial agreement". This is a contract two people sign before they marry/enter into a Civil Partnership setting out how they would like their financial resources to be divided in the event their marriage... read more

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