The recent BBC Panorama documentary interestingly highlighted the difficulties faced with the current child maintenance service (CMS) system.This article explores child maintenance, as well as the issues that may be encountered with payments, and how solicitors…
With the school summer term ended and September bringing a new school year, this blog explores the remedies available when there is a disagreement between separated parents about selecting a school for their child.Selecting a school…
Following a separation, parents may decide to have the arrangements for the care of a child clearly set out in a legally binding Court document known as a “child arrangements order” (further details of which are…
In unfortunate cases where one spouse does not have the mental capacity to be able to make decisions or give instructions in relation to the proceedings then a litigation friend may be appointed.A litigation friend is…
What is the current law? At the moment, in England & Wales, cohabiting couples (those who are not married or in a civil partnership) have no automatic legal or financial rights to one another, regardless of…