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Making Mediation Meaningful

Making Mediation Meaningful

If you are separating from your partner, either as a married couple or cohabitee, you may have considered or even...
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Divorce, Mediation

Good news story!

Good news story!

It is not the most exciting, but for divorcing and separating couples reforms were announced last month (15.3.23)...
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No fault divorce, at last

No fault divorce, at last

The very long-awaited Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 is to come into force on the 6th April next...
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Mind the Pension Gap

Mind the Pension Gap

Modelling done by Nest the workplace pension scheme, has recently revealed that based on the average UK wage which...
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Collaborative Law, Divorce, Pensions

The end of the blame game

The end of the blame game

You may have heard the news that, at very long last after many years of campaigning by family lawyers, the Divorce,...
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Divorce, Marriage Breakdown

The end of the blame game

The end of the blame game

You may have heard in the news in the last couple of weeks that, at very long last after many years of campaigning by...
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…we’re still waiting

…we’re still waiting

Yes, the long awaited divorce reform has still not hit the statute books. For several years now there has been...
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The New Face of Divorce

The New Face of Divorce

If you sadly reach the conclusion that your marriage is irretrievably broken down, you can’t just make a mutual...
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Divorce, Marriage Breakdown

Family Friendly

Family Friendly

Choosing mediation as a way of resolving disputes between separating couples is now widely used in preference to...
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Children, Divorce, Marriage Breakdown, Mediation

DIY divorce and the pitfalls

DIY divorce and the pitfalls

Separated spouses are increasingly taking advantage of the on-line service provided by the Family Courts, which is not...
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Divorce, Marriage Breakdown