Family and children blog

When an unmarried couple separate, the question of financial support for their child or children can be an important factor to resolve at an early stage. In this blog we explore 5 of the most common issues that separating parents face when trying to resolve the question of financial support for their children.

Unmarried couples who live together face unique legal challenges when it comes to the division of assets in the event of a relationship breakdown. In this blog, we'll explore the legal framework surrounding unmarried couples and their assets, including the initial position, types of property ownership, how to acquire rights if the property is only owned by one party and cohabitation agreements.

The law relating to how wills are made - the Wills Act 1837 - is over 185 years old and the Law Commission is looking into whether electronic wills should be allowed and whether a marriage or civil partnership should continue to revoke a person’s pre-existing will. In this blog, we’ll discuss the current law, the position for separating families, the Law Commission’s review and what might happen.

Divorce is simply the legal process of going from married to unmarried. It has two key stages known as the conditional order and the final order. In this blog, we'll explain what the two divorce orders are and how long do they take.

In Last week's Labour Party Conference, Emily Thornberry MP she said that Labour was committed to giving cohabiting couples financial rights and responsibilities on relationship breakdown as part of a “common-law marriage pledge”.

After separating the child of the relationship may feel that they have two very separate homes. This can be complicated to navigate, especially if the children’s interests are not put first. In this blog we look at what age a child can choose which parent to live with and what you can do when this issue arises.

If you are involved in a court case about your children’s arrangements, you may have heard of CAFCASS and their safeguarding letter. In this blog, we’ll explain what CAFCASS does, what the letter contains, and how to prepare for your conversation with them.

Going through separation can be hard to navigate, and putting your children’s wellbeing first is of utmost importance. In this article, we suggest a few ways in which you can protect the wellbeing of your child, and your long-term relationship with them when you're going through separation.

Many children have parents of different nationalities or have connections to different countries. If relationships break down, their parents may not agree on major decisions about their children including where they should live. Sometimes this may lead to one parent moving their child from one country to another without the agreement of the other parent. In this blog we look what child abduction is, the Hague Convention and what you can do if you’re going through a international separation and children are involved.