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The government decision to reintroduce The Divorce, Separation and Dissolution Bill and once again place divorce reform at the forefront of the legislative agenda is greatly welcomed by the specialist Family Law team at TWM.

The campaign for a no-fault divorce system has been championed by Resolution under the leadership of Nigel Shepherd who has campaigned for years for a no-fault divorce...

This time of year can create unprecedented pressures on families and the New Year can, sadly, usher in unwelcome changes, such as family breakdown and separation. Many family practitioners see an upturn in new clients at the start of the year, but not all practitioners are alike if truth be told. It is worth making sure your family lawyer is experienced and has the depth of skills that you...

A Pre-Nuptial agreement, a formal contract between two people prior to marriage or civil partnership, sets out how their finances will be determined in the event of the breakdown of the marriage.

Such agreements, more commonly referred to as PNAs, are not formally binding in England and Wales, but have become an ever popular method of providing a clear agreement concerning finances between...

Sir Andrew MacFarlane, President of the Family Division has recently warned that Family Lawyers are “running flat out up a down escalator” as the system is being overrun due to the increased backlog of cases being heard in the Family Court. 

A potential means of alleviating these stresses on the courts and reaching a cheaper and faster conclusion for clients is through...

Promoting your product or service through advertising is an important part of any business, whether that be done via traditional methods, such as newspapers, magazines or on the radio or via relatively modern methods, such as by using social media channels like Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Whichever way you choose to do it for your business, it is important to get it right for so many...

Dividing up your finances in a separation or divorce situation is one of the biggest financial decisions you may make in your life. It can be difficult to weigh up the options that are being put before you and the advice that you are receiving. In England, we have a discretionary system and there are a range of reasonable orders that a Court can make. When solicitors give advice they do so in...

As a contentious trust and probate practitioner I have come to understand how emotive the whole issue of inheritance is. Should your parents leave their worldly wealth to you? What provision should you make for your second time spouse in preference to the children of your first marriage? Should you treat your children equally? Should you prefer charities or close friends over family?

These are...

Coping with divorce or separation in isolation is hard enough. Adding parental responsibility to the equation, only serves to exacerbate the stress, anxiety and uncertainty even further. Not only are you confronted by the turbulence of your own emotions, ranging from extremes of guilt, anger and sadness, but your children might also be enduring those exact same emotions as you. Like you,...

Incredibly, there are more mobile phones in existence than people in the world! We unequivocally live in a smartphone society and, as a result, it couldn’t be easier to take a cheeky picture or covertly record whatever is happening around you. An important and interesting question, however, arises in relation to family law proceedings about the admissibility of such covert recordings and...

Yesterday in the House of Commons the Labour MP for Canterbury, Rosie Duffield, received a standing ovation after telling MPs of her own domestic abuse recounting tearfully experiences of coercive control.

Domestic abuse can happen to anyone in any walk of life. Statistics show that almost 2 million adults in England and Wales are thought to be victims of domestic abuse every year. Many...