Parental alienation describes the actions of a parent to undermine their child’s relationship with the other parent. These actions can cause a child to resist or even reject the other parent.

There’s some good news for separating married couples and civil partners in the Spring Finance Bill 2023.

The government is considering if the Family Court should be given the power to compel separated parents or divorcing parties to mediate and not litigate.

60 seconds with Clare Peckett, head of family law at Switalskis, in an exclusive for the published group of online newspapers, reflecting on 2022.

Good Divorce Week (28 Nov – 2 Dec), is an annual awareness campaign run by Resolution, an organisation that represents over 6500 family professionals.

The introduction of the ‘no fault’ divorce system has also brought the opportunity for divorcing couples to submit a joint divorce application.

On the 25th June 2020, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill became the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. 

If you are considering a divorce, any interests that you or your spouse have in a business will need careful consideration. Owning a business – or even being a shareholder – can mean that there is more to think about than if you and your spouse were employed in conventional jobs.