Earlier this year, judgment was handed down in the case of MN v AN [2023] EWHC 613 (Fam) by Moor J, which involved a dispute between a husband (aged 61)...

In Part 1 of this blog series, I looked at why you should obtain legal advice before conceiving using donor gametes and how that affects legal parenthood. In Part 2 I will consider what happens if you...

In part three of our look at how best clients can use the new no-fault divorce legislation to try to remove acrimony from the process of separating, this article will talk a little more about ‘hybrid mediation'.

As part of our series of articles for Mediation Week, today we are looking at the issue of disclosure when addressing the financial aspect of a separation.

The ‘traditional' family unit consists of a mother and a father, who are respectively female and male, and that heterosexual gender-conforming couple bringing a child into the world ....

As part of Mediation Week we will be posting an article every day to provide more information about this form of alternate dispute resolution.

Costs and conduct are more frequently mentioned in my financial remedy practice than ever before. There has been judicial movement away from the standard ‘no order as to costs'...

Last month, the Ministry of Justice announced a consultation on making Lasting Powers of Attorney or LPAs "safer, simpler and fit for the future."

With the news being dominated by Covid-19 for the last 9 months, we have had a bit of a break from hearing about ‘Brexit'.

Cohabiting couples are the fastest growing family type according to official figures.

The government has announced that it will increase one-hundred and seventy two court and tribunal fees by 10% in May 2024...

LGBT+ History Month takes place every February, to promote equality and diversity and increase awareness of the LGBT+ community

In 2007, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 introduced Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs), which replaced the old Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs). EPAs only allowed decisions...

LGBTQ+ history month takes place in February each year and was initiated in the UK in February 2005 by Schools Out UK (though it was founded in 1994 in Missouri).

When a divorcing couple are trying to reach an agreement as to how to share their finances, it can often be the case that the two parties have very different opinions as to what this agreement should look like.

Two of the most common concerns clients express at the initial meeting with our solicitors are the potential legal costs which will be incurred and the time and energy required to resolve their situation.

While it is absolutely too early to put up your Christmas decorations it's not too early to think about agreeing the arrangements for your children over the festive season.

In these uncertain times, the finality of a binding outcome to a financial or children dispute can be a great relief.

On divorce, even if a couple wishes to settle their finances by agreement, it is important to know how a court would divide their finances. This is because all financial settlements on divorce are negotiated...

When a couple get divorced, one of the first questions that may spring to mind is "Who will get what?" For family lawyers who specialise in financial remedies...