When navigating a divorce, understanding your financial rights and entitlements is essential. The process of dividing assets and determining financial settlements is highly complex and varies significantly from one case to another. This guide aims to shed light on key considerations for
Divorce can often cast a shadow on your mental well-being amidst the whirlwind of legal proceedings, daily responsibilities, and emotional upheaval. Understanding that it’s normal to feel overwhelmed is the first step in safeguarding your mental health. According to research from Science
Understanding your entitlement to spousal maintenance following a separation is a significant concern for many. This form of financial support, distinct from child maintenance, is available only to those who were married and aims to provide financial assistance from one spouse to
Marriage is often considered a union of love, trust, and commitment, but it’s also a legal contract with significant financial implications. In the United Kingdom, as in many other parts of the world, couples are increasingly turning to prenuptial agreements to protect
In my experience as a divorce and family law solicitor I find that people often feel embarrassed asking basic legal questions as they feel that they will look stupid. I am asked the same questions time and time again and clients should
Divorce is not easy for anyone involved. The husband and wife, kids, grandparents, friends. Everyone will be affected in different ways. The key thing is to navigate the process and negotiations in as calm a sea as possible. In my experience, dads
As a family lawyer one question I have been asked many times over the years is ‘can I deal with the divorce proceedings myself?’ The answer to this question is of course yes. Anyone who has sufficient time, a brief background of the process
I was recently asked whether a parent can lose ‘custody’ for parental alienation. The short answer is, yes, this can happen, although it is important to understand a few points of law and legal practice in considering this question. Who gets Custody?
A new guide to help parents talk to their teenagers about divorce has been pulled together by a pioneering charity and a family law specialist. Woolley & Co has helped fund the project with Voices in the Middle, part of The Family
The McLaughlin decision is a common-sense recognition that all children have the same needs and should not be discriminated against because of their parents’ relationship choices. It is one that those campaigning for reform of the law with regard to cohabiting couples
Lawyers get asked all sorts of questions. Quite often these can be unrelated to the legalities of the case they are working on. In family law, what it often comes down to is additional emotional support. While this is not what lawyers
Grandparents usually have a positive influential role to play in the lives of their grandchildren; teaching them things their parents can’t from the generation before, helping children understand the dynamics of their family history, as well as the fun stuff of baking
