Unmarried and Moving in?
Unmarried and Moving in? Many people will decide to take their relationship to the next level and buy their first home together. While lost in the waves of excitement, most will forget to remember a crucial detail to protect themselves financially. This may not be romantic for you or your partner, but it is important […]
A Royal Divorce
Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum lived large during their marriage, having multiple villas and a $400 million super yacht and also spending over $2m on strawberries. It seemed money could buy everything, until HRH was blackmailed by her lover and his companions which resulted in her paying for their silence with $7,5 […]
How to support your children emotionally through divorce
The emotions you and your child(ren) may go through will be unpredictable when facing the unknown. Regardless of how much you thought about it previously, divorce can affect children of a certain age and conflict between the parents usually is the main cause. It is important to show them their feelings still matter. We have […]
A Step-Parent’s Rights
During a divorce, or a separation, as a step-parent you may have many questions regarding their rights to see the child. Potentially, you might have lived as a family unit for years, building a close and personal relationship and forging a close bond. Now they face concerns about how their ex-partner will allow the relationship […]
The Myth: Quickie Divorce
Many people may fall into the hopes of online services that offer a quick alternative to divorce. Generally, a “quickie divorce” cannot be arranged. In the media and the press, celebrities are often reported as having been granted a “quick” divorce, when in fact, there has never been such a divorce. It refers to the […]
Life after divorce
In addition to illness and death, divorce is one of the most devastating events in a person’s life. Essentially, you are losing someone you care about. The person your ex-spouse was to you is gone, and they take on a new role in your life after divorce. However, every challenge offers the possibility of renewal. […]
Co-parenting during and after divorce
Parenting and co-parenting are hard in general. If you find co-parenting harder during your divorce, that is because it is harder. The transition from an intimate adult relationship, through separation, to a co-parenting one is always challenging, and there will be times when it will seem insoluble. The best way to ensure your child’s needs […]
Joint custody arrangements
According to the UK Children’s Act 1989, joint residency is a legal decision regarding the custody and/or residence of children of separated parents. Shared custody does not always indicate a 50/50 split between the parents, but merely that both parents have the child living with them at some point. Children may live with one parent […]
Rights of unmarried couples
Couples living together without getting married have formed Britain’s rapidly expanding family-type. Despite such growth in numbers, unmarried couples living in England and Wales have fewer rights. Although there is no legal definition for unmarried couples, a similar arrangement is often referred to as a common-law marriage. This term has now been admitted out-dated since there is […]
Cohabitation Agreement
In the last 15 years there was a sharp increase in the number of cohabiting couples that led to a rise in complex legal disputes when these relationships come to an end. The number of unmarried couples has doubled since the mid 1990s. In contrary to common belief, an unmarried couple doesn’t have the same […]