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Does the decree absolute cut financial ties with a former spouse?

Emma Roberts
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The answer is “no!”. However this is a very common and potentially costly misunderstanding.  The decree absolute ends your marriage but only a financial order can cut your financial ties. Without a sealed financial order from the...

Can I stop my former partner applying to court about our child?

Bethany Corday
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The short answer is usually, no. It is often necessary to involve the court where parents cannot agree arrangements for the child, for example where the child should live and what, if any, time the child should spend with the other parent. But, what...

Practical tips for a positive separation

Emma Roberts
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Coming to a decision to separate, get divorced or having that decision announced to you, has many consequences and will bring many reactions and emotions, as with any other loss. Whilst the end of a relationship can for some understandably be...

What is section 20 accommodation and when can it be used?

Victoria Gethin
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Earlier this year, Katie Price explained that she was considering making the difficult decision to place her son, Harvey, into residential care due to his complex needs and the dangers of his challenging behaviours to himself and his family. It has now...

Interveners in care proceedings

Nicola Clayton
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In care proceedings it is most often the case that the parties involved are a small circle consisting of the local authority, the parents, and the children through their representative, the children's guardian, a professional appointed by the court...

First UK conviction for coercive behaviour for a female offender

Jackie Price
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Alex Skeel has been prevalent in the media recently after bravely speaking out after the horrific abuse he suffered at the hands of his ex-partner, Jordan Worth, the mother of his two children. Alex had been stabbed, starved and scalded by his...

No more mud slinging - no-fault divorces to become law

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The government has confirmed that legislation introducing no-fault divorce is to be introduced after launching a consultation last autumn on reforming the law. This reform would remove the need for separating couples to wait for years or allocate blame in...

The Bezos - what happens when the 'super rich' call time on their marriages?

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There is “being comfortable”, there is having a feeling of “being well off”, then there is “being rich”, or for a limited few, “super-rich” and then there is being so super-rich the amount of money involved...

Parental substance misuse - child care proceedings

Victoria Gethin
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Celebrities and drug scandals are in the news nearly every week. The latest celebrity to fall into the spotlight for this is Katie Price. Katie’s life has been well documented by the media and now a video has come to light of her on holiday...

What to do when a parent abducts a child and how to prevent it

Tim Galbraith
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A mother of three children, two of them born in Britain, has pleaded guilty to abduction following removing the children from the UK and relocating to Alaska without the knowledge or consent of their father. The background A man and woman met in...

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