How to Achieve a Stress Free Divorce: Practical Tips for a Smoother Separation Divorce is rarely easy, but taking a calm, organised approach can help make the process considerably less stressful. While no divorce is completely free from difficult emotions or disagreements, there are practical steps you can take towards achieving a stress free [...]

How Controlling Your Partner’s Finances Can Be Considered Abuse When we think about domestic abuse, we often think about physical or emotional harm. However, abuse can also involve money. Financial control is a form of economic abuse that can have a significant impact on a person’s independence, security and ability to leave an abusive [...]

Avoid Distress for Children: The Benefits of an Amicable Divorce Divorce can be an incredibly difficult time for everyone involved, but for children, the uncertainty and conflict surrounding a separation can be particularly challenging. Where possible, parents should consider ways to Avoid Distress for Children by working together to reach an amicable agreement rather [...]

Unmarried Couples Disputes in the UK: Legal Aspects, Pros and Cons As the number of cohabiting couples continues to grow across the UK, unmarried couples disputes have become increasingly common. Many people mistakenly believe that living together creates the same legal rights as marriage, often referred to as a “common law marriage.” However, in [...]

Is legal aid worth it? A look at costs, eligibility and your options If you're facing a legal issue and worried about the cost, you may be asking yourself: is legal aid worth it? For many people in the UK, legal aid can provide vital access to justice, but it's important to understand when [...]

How is Coercive Control measured? By persistent and consistent behaviour Coercive control is one of the most challenging forms of domestic abuse to measure because it is not defined by a single incident, but by a persistent pattern of behaviour. Unlike physical violence, coercive control often leaves no visible injuries, making it harder to [...]

In need of family law advice? Evening appointments are now available. If you can't make it to the office during the day for family law advice, due to work or family commitments, our family law department offers evening remote appointments between 5pm and 8pm, via telephone or video call. Appointments will need to be [...]

Civil Partnership and Divorce: What's the difference? In the UK, terminating a civil partnership and obtaining a divorce are very similar legal processes, but there are several important differences between the two. Both procedures legally end a recognised relationship, yet they apply to different types of unions and involve slightly different legal terminology and [...]

Does all domestic abuse lead to a criminal prosecution? Where are the lines drawn? Domestic violence warrants criminal prosecution when the behaviour amounts to a criminal offence under existing law, regardless of whether it occurs within a family, intimate, or former partner relationship. The term “domestic abuse” is broadly defined in the Domestic Abuse [...]

Five key considerations in child arrangements following a divorce or separation When determining child arrangements following divorce or separation, the most important consideration is the welfare of the child. This is the guiding principle under the Children Act 1989, meaning that all decisions must prioritise the child’s physical, emotional, and educational needs above all [...]