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Thinking of Divorce? How changes in the Divorce laws as of 6th April may help you.

31/03/2022 by Fiona Pawsey in Family law

No Fault Divorce As of 6th April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 comes into force. This Act introduces no fault divorce with irretrievable breakdown being the only basis of divorce. This means fault does not have to be shown, argued, or pleaded. The timescale involved in an […]

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Dealing With Financial Matters in a Divorce

04/02/2022 by Fiona Pawsey in Family law

The Court has now devised a simple and easy way to for you to deal with your divorce online, however I often come across clients who do not realise that this does not deal with the financial aspects of your divorce within this process. The only way of deal with […]

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Dealing With Financial Matters in a Divorce

When should you think about renewing your Will?

01/09/2021 by Angie Newnham in Legal / Wills and Power of Attorney

Your Will is an important document, and it should be reviewed after any major life event or change in circumstances to ensure that it still reflects your wishes. Some life events revoke a will meaning it is no longer valid. If you pass away without a Will your loved ones […]

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Contact and Remote Meetings

23/03/2020 by Angie Newnham in Company News / Legal

The health of our staff clients and colleagues is of paramount importance at this time. Therefore in line with government guidance on social distancing our staff will predominately working remotely until further notice. During this period of time our staff will be able to offer all our usual services. However […]

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The Law and the Cohabitee

18/02/2020 by Fiona Pawsey in Family law

You may be living with a partner and even have children but have you considered how the law deals with the breakdown of your relationship? Did you know that even if you have children, and perhaps have been living together for years, if your home is in your partners sole […]

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The Myth of the Common Law Spouse

18/03/2019 by Fiona Pawsey in Family law / Legal

As a family lawyer of a many years, I find it interesting when I hear co-habiting couples make comments like…..“I’ll be ok as I’m a common law spouse”. It appears that there still is perpetuated the myth of the “common law spouse”. I say myth because that is exactly what […]

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Tag Archives: Divorce

Thinking of Divorce? How changes in the Divorce laws as of 6th April may help you.

Dealing With Financial Matters in a Divorce

When should you think about renewing your Will?

Contact and Remote Meetings

The Law and the Cohabitee

The Myth of the Common Law Spouse