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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By Vicki Mclynn in Help through separation on Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Having received their ‘A’ level results school leavers across the country are looking forward to beginning university or the adventures of a gap year. This raises the question for parents of how these ventures should be funded, which is often of particular concern for parents who have... read more
By Vicki Mclynn in Family law in the news on Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Last week 14 EU member states reached an agreement which will allow couples from those countries to choose which country’s law should apply to their divorce. The countries who have chosen to be part of this arrangement are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,... read more
By Vicki Mclynn in Family law in the news on Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Same sex couples on the Isle of Man face further delay in securing the option to enter into Civil Partnerships. The Civil Partnership Bill was due to be debated by Tynwald, the Parliament of the Isle of Man, on Tuesday but this has been delayed for ‘technical reasons’. Gay or lesbian... read more
In the news today Tom Cox discusses the difficulties which arose when he and his wife had to try and agree the fate of their six cats following their divorce. The puns available are a newspaper editor’s dream but the problem is a very real one for many separating couple trying to agree the... read more
I attended a seminar at the weekend at which Jasvinder Sanghera was speaking. The session was focused on the issue of Forced Marriage. Jasvinder’s thoughts were extremely powerful and served as an important reminder of the protection available under the Forced Marriages Act 2007. The... read more
Today, being the first working day after the Christmas break, is traditionally the busiest of the year for family law solicitors. As a result it has become known as ‘D day’ with the D standing for Divorce.There appear to be a number of reasons why today is the one which people choose to make... read more
By Vicki Mclynn in Family law in the news on Friday, September 25, 2009
The Daily Mail today reports that Anthony Grubb, who it describes as ‘a millionaire landowner’, has been ordered by the family court dealing with his divorce to move out of his ancestral home in West Sussex ‘for making his wife depressed’. Despite the divorce process being underway like many... read more
