27- 31 January 2025 is Family Mediation Week. This is an opportunity for family law professionals to raise awareness of family mediation and of the benefits it can bring to separating families Anna-Mei Streather, one of our solicitors who specialises in Finance...
The law setting out how assets should be divided on divorce was created over 50 years ago. This law has since been interpreted, and principles added to it, by judges who have decided cases since that time. Unlike other areas of law, there is a lot of freedom for...
What happens with family loans and gifts in a divorce? Nearly half of first-time home buyers in the UK now need extra funding from parents. Knowing how to protect and/or recover loans or contributions is really important if couples subsequently separate and divorce....
Charlotte Hirst, a paralegal at Staffordshire Family Law Solicitors explains: “For some time, there has been a requirement on people to attend a “Mediation Information Assessment Meeting” (known as a MIAM) prior to issuing an application to the court, to consider...
With 50-year-old matrimonial laws currently being reviewed, we look at what the future holds for the resolution of financial matters arising from divorce. Why is there a proposed reform? With financial matters of divorcing couples being governed by the dated...
Whether or not a separation is your idea, you should know your rights and understand what the best options are for the division of property. Ideally, agreement on what will happen to your property, belongings and money will be reached, without the need for costly...
