Family Law

It is a controversial idea that a good way of providing for your children’s future is to not provide for them much at all, at least not in the financial sense

The ‘one lawyer, one couple’ model is the newest offering to help couples amicably resolve differences arising from a divorce or separation. Couples often fear the polarisation and entrenchment that can occur when each instructs their own lawyer

A new pilot scheme that will allow journalists to report on proceedings in family court for the first time has launched in England & Wales

One of the more profound changes in society over the last 50 years or so is that ‘living in sin’ is widely acceptable, across the generations. Indeed, statistics confirm that over five million couples do so and, further, that in 2021 for the first time, more children were born to unmarried than to married parents

Almost three quarters of parents in the UK have no legal plans in place to make sure their children are looked after should the parents die, according to research from Solicitor for the Elderly (SFE)

UK law firm Hunters Law has launched Resolve, a new “one couple, one lawyer” service designed for separating couples who wish to "separate amicably and with dignity"

Law firms have joined a new divorce support initiative for employees

HNW divorce does not need to mean an expensive, adversarial court process. Mediation offers HNW families an opportunity to find their own solutions in a constructive way that is aimed at preserving co-parenting relationships

The UK is back in recession and late last year inflation figures hit a 40-year high. Whilst the financial situation will raise challenges for many, particular difficulties can arise for divorcing couples

Law firm Moore Barlow's latest survey of 2000 UK adults has revealed how the cost-of-living crisis has been impacting family relationships