For children of divorce, spending Christmas with parents in conflict is like you winning an all-paid-for holiday to an amazing destination to stay in one of the most fabulous 5 star hotels…that is under going extensive renovations. Everything is great about the whole idea, except that
In the third and final article in the series, rb’s Family team consider the cost of divorce and critically how to avoid that expense. You can find article one and article two here Every divorce lawyer knows that ultimately every client of
In the second of the series RB’s Family Department’ Nigel Winter looks at the effects of divorce/separation upon children. You can find the first part here. There are many terrible dilemmas that face anyone contemplating divorce or separation. One of the most
Family lawyers in England and Wales don’t like the word ‘custody’, which became obsolete in 1990 with the Children Act. Before 1990, the key terms used were ‘custody’ (who has the main rights and duties for the child?), ‘care’ and ‘control’ (where
The media frenzy continues a week after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt with every aspect of their lives – and the lives of their children – continuing to be played out in front of millions of people worldwide. However,
It is surprising that couples as wealthy as Amber Heard and Johnny Depp and now Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wash their linen so publicly, when financially they are in a position not to do so. Their motives may perhaps lie with
The Minister says to the Groom/Bride: N, will you take N to be your wife/husband? Will you love her/him, comfort her/him, honour and protect her/him and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her/him as long as you both shall live? (The Marriage Service ©
“For the [guild of lawyers], their work is very much what it is for all lawyers, which is to say, doing things slowly for a lot of money“ – Terry Pratchett Let’s face it, lawyers have a bad reputation. They are pedantic,
The Ministry of Justice recently published the Legal Aid Statistics for October to December 2015, which revealed that the number of Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs) have continued to decline and were down by 16% in the last quarter. MIAMs were
Touted as the smart new way to divorce by the media, ‘bird’s nest custody’ is becoming more common in the UK as rising numbers of British courts recommend shared parenting instead of sole custody for one of them. Bird’s nest custody sees
There is one thing we can be sure of – if something is happening in California, it will be happening everywhere else within 20 years’ time. And in America we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of Collaborative Law which
You’re done with the hard graft of your 30s and 40s. The kids have left home, the mortgage is more or less paid and, hopefully, you’re financially secure. You finally have some time to re-evaluate life and focus on your own needs,
