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A Good Divorce? New Year’s Resolutions

A Good Divorce? New Year’s Resolutions

The first weeks of the New Year are traditionally busy for family lawyers with the influx of clients who have made the...
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Collaborative Law, Divorce, Marriage Breakdown

The Perils of On-line Divorce

The Perils of On-line Divorce

If you are about to start divorce proceedings, one of your first considerations will be how to get through the process...
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Divorce, Marriage Breakdown

Mediation is a must!

Mediation is a must!

For a family lawyer, mediation is a process that most of us will encourage our clients to consider, before they...
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Whose Fault Is It?

Whose Fault Is It?

Primitive as it may seem, you still cannot get divorced in this country without blaming the other party for a...
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The Challenges When Parents Separate and One Wants To Relocate With Their Children

The Challenges When Parents Separate and One Wants To Relocate With Their Children

The emotional strain of a divorce or separation, particularly when children are involved, can be devastating. When...
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Children, Divorce

Pensions and Divorce

Pensions and Divorce

Rather a dull topic you may think, and if you are a couple going through a divorce but still many years away from...
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Divorce and the Over-60s

Divorce and the Over-60s

Think Tank finds “silver separators” have almost doubled since 1990. The number of divorcees aged 60 and above has...
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Choose Collaborative!

Choose Collaborative!

There is still very little awareness out there of what the collaborative law option in divorce cases actually means....
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Collaborative Law, Divorce, Marriage Breakdown

The Season of Goodwill…?

The Season of Goodwill…?

It seems to be established now that Christmas starts in November: the shops are bristling with seasonal stuff, the TV...
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Marriage Breakdown

Beware of the Internet

Beware of the Internet

Ashley Madison data leaks could widen cracks in relationships. The type of evidence used in family proceedings has...
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