Parenting coordination is a child-focused dispute resolution process for separated parents designed to try and minimise conflict. Parenting Coordinators assist families who may be struggling to implement agreed arrangements for their children from a court order or parenting agreement. It is most often used where there is high conflict between the parents but who wish
I was invited to speak to the Financial Times on the subject of global divorce and the impact Covid-19 is having on international families going through a divorce or separation. The Financial Times article was published online on 12th October and can be accessed here. The full article produced for the Financial times is below.
Child relocation is a complex area of law. In this blog, I use a fictional case study to explain a practical application of the law on external relocation; getting permission from the court (in the absence of consent between parents) to permanently remove a child from the jurisdiction of England and Wales. Every family’s circumstances
Family Law Partners has announced further geographical expansion with the arrival of respected family solicitor and collaborative practitioner Louise Buttery who joins as a Consultant in Essex. Family Law Partners, holders of The Law Society “Medium Law Firm of the Year’ title, has seen rapid expansion in recent years and continues to grow across the
You may be someone who gets excited about numbers or it may fill you with dread. Some people find the financial aspect of divorce really daunting, particularly when it comes to working out a budget. In this blog post I explore with Family Consultant and Financial Coach – Kim Crewe how creating a spending plan
Like many family lawyers, I regularly meet with clients who are under the impression that, because they have lived with their partner for a long period of time, they automatically have a financial claim against their partner. However, this is not the case. The starting point is that, unlike couples who are married or in
As family lawyers we help families at three points in their lives: at the outset when all is happy and well with prenuptial agreements and cohabitation (sometimes called living together) agreements to record how assets are to be treated in the event of a breakdown in their relationship; during the relationship/marriage if a big life-changing
In divorce and civil partnership dissolutions one of the powers open to the court is – where circumstances permit – to capitalise spousal maintenance. Capitalisation of a spousal maintenance order simply means rolling future spousal maintenance payments into a one-off payment. Significantly, it does not apply to child maintenance. The court already has the duty
One of the questions we often get asked is ‘how long does it take to get a divorce.’ Unfortunately, there is no ‘one size fits all’ answer to this question. Timescales will largely depend on the individual circumstances of each case. In this case study, I will look at some of the factors which affect
In March 2020, my colleague, Rachel Nicholl, and I qualified as collaborative lawyers. It has opened my eyes to a better, kinder, client-led and solution focussed way of working. I have already been able to put into practice the excellent skills that I have learned from the course, which has influenced and enhanced my practice