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Top tips to keep your legal costs down
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Monday 18th March 2013
A recent report was issued by the Legal Ombudsman which found that complaints related to divorce and family law accounted for 17% of all the complaints received; twice as many as any other area of law. A...
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The end of Legal Aid as we know it……
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Wednesday 6th March 2013
Due to government plans to cut back legal funding there are impending changes that will affect the availability of legal aid for family law advice from 1 April 2013 with funding being withdrawn for the most...
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Family Law Arbitration Explained
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Friday 15th February 2013
Arbitration is when two parties agree that a dispute will be resolved by a third party: the arbitrator. The decision of the arbitrator is binding, meaning, that it gets converted into a court order, it is...
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Payment or prison: the perils of ignoring a Court Order
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Friday 1st February 2013
Failing to comply with a Court Order during or following divorce could lead to a spell in prison, explains Partner Malcolm Martin. Court Orders can be part and parcel of divorce. Often they are related to...
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The Truth about Nuptial Agreements
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Thursday 17th January 2013
For many, Pre-Nuptial Agreements seem solely the concern of glitzy celebrities in possession of vast fortunes. But in reality, Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements are sensible things for any engaged or...
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To Mediate or Not?
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Thursday 17th January 2013
Mediation was given a lot of press in 2012 as from 6th April 2012 a whole new system came into force for people whose relationships had broken down. If they wanted to go to court to deal with...
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Ten divorce myths busted
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Thursday 17th January 2013
Everyone seems to know about divorce, whether because they know someone going through it, they’ve gone through it themselves or even because they’ve read about celebrity divorces in the...
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Pensions and divorce - what you really need to know
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Friday 5th October 2012
After the family home, pensions are often the biggest asset to be considered in a divorce settlement. So in light of the new pensions auto-enrolment scheme that came into effect this month, here’s our...
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Splitting assets in divorce: a lottery in need of...
- Categories: You and your family, Family
- Posted: Tuesday 25th September 2012
The law regarding splitting parties’ assets in divorce cases is far from an exact science, explains Emma Newman. The current situation In the case of divorce, parties’ assets will be divided...
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Morrisons Solicitors boost their Family team
- Categories: Morrisons news, You and your family, Family
- Posted: Monday 6th August 2012
Leading Surrey law firm Morrisons Solicitors has recruited Emma Newman from Guillaumes to join their experienced Family team. She will join the firm on 20 August 2012. Emma qualified in 1999 and specialises...
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