Parental Rights and Responsibilities
All mothers and most fathers have legal rights and responsibilities as a parent known as parental responsibility (PR). Fathers have PR if they are married …
Read Moreabout Parental Rights and ResponsibilitiesCoercive Control
Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour seeking to take away the victim’s liberty or freedom, to strip away their sense of self. It is …
Read Moreabout Coercive ControlIMPORTANT NEWS for people who have undergone forensic tests for drugs and alcohol
The government has released on 21.11.2017 information surrounding forensic toxicology tests carried out by two private companies which may prove to be unreliable. The two …
Read Moreabout IMPORTANT NEWS for people who have undergone forensic tests for drugs and alcoholThe Concepts and Misconceptions around Parental Responsibility.
It was refreshing to note on the family law hub that there was a Parliamentary briefing (which can be located here) regarding what is parental responsibility, …
Read Moreabout The Concepts and Misconceptions around Parental Responsibility.Legal Aid and Child Protection Conferences
A Child Protection Conference is a multi-agency meeting held as a result of Children’s Services, or another agency, having concerns in relation to your child/children. …
Read Moreabout Legal Aid and Child Protection ConferencesControlling and Coercive Behaviour
Difference between Controlling behaviour and Coercive behaviour Controlling behaviour is a range of acts designed to make a person subordinate and/or dependent by isolating them …
Read Moreabout Controlling and Coercive BehaviourThe impact of Divorce upon retirement income
The Prudential Insurance Company conduct an annual study which for the past 10 years has tracked the finances, future plans and aspirations of people planning …
Read Moreabout The impact of Divorce upon retirement incomeFinancial Remedies in divorce proceedings – special contribution
H was 48 and W was 46. They cohabited for 3 years before marrying having a 18 year marriage. 2 children were born. Both had …
Read Moreabout Financial Remedies in divorce proceedings – special contributionChild Maintenance Payments
When a family has separated and there are children involved, the absent parent should make regular child maintenance payments to the resident parent. The child maintenance …
Read Moreabout Child Maintenance PaymentsSpousal Maintenance
Spousal Maintenance is income payable by one spouse or a former spouse to the other which is in addition to any child maintenance. Many clients …
Read Moreabout Spousal MaintenanceFull Disclosure in Financial Proceedings
The importance of full disclosure in financial proceedings Earlier this year there was much ado concerning the divorce settlement between James Goddard-Watts, the Screwfix millionaire …
Read Moreabout Full Disclosure in Financial ProceedingsThe Government have been requested to take action on sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools
Sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools A report recently published by The Women and Equalities Committee claims that 5,500 sexual offences were recorded in …
Read Moreabout The Government have been requested to take action on sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools