In honour of Pride Month, we at Bennett Griffin believe it is important to discuss and to celebrate how the law has evolved in relation to same sex marriage. The Civil Partnership Act 2004 decreed that same sex partners were able to register a...
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Here's an interesting statistic: 46% of the public believes that common-law marriage exists. That's according to a recent British Social Attitudes Survey, carried out by the National Centre for Social Research. But the reality is that common...
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Our Family Law team are back with another episode of their popular Family Matters podcast! They continue with another in their 'Divorce In Later Life' series. In previous episodes, Jackie Mensah & Sarah Pennicott explored divorce in later...
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Our Family Law team are back with another episode of their popular Family Matters podcast! They continue with another in their 'Divorce In Later Life' mini series. In previous episodes, Jackie Mensah & Sarah Pennicott explored divorce in...
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Have you seen the first part of our latest Family Matters series? In the previous episode, Jackie Mensah & Sarah Pennicott began to explore Divorce In Later Life: discussing later life provisioning from a relationship, and financial point of...
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One of the key dates for many people in February falls halfway through the month: Valentine’s Day. Indeed, never is there a more obvious time to turn one’s attention to the excitement of marrying the person you love. It is also an...
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It is often discussed about later life planning for couples, or single individuals - but what about those in later life, who may be entering a new relationship, or unfortunately, experiencing the ending of a relationship in their later years. In...
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Family life is a private matter for each and every one of us. We all expect that privilege, that right in fact. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights enshrines this right and continues to exist post-Brexit. However, an evolution...
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As Resolution-trained Family Lawyers, we have – for many years - advised clients about the benefits of divorce mediation. For many people, when they think about divorce, Court appears to be the first option. Mediation is often considered a...
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Agreeing on child custody is often the biggest hurdle to overcome during divorce and Christmas time is no exception. Often both parents want to spend the holidays with their children and conflicts can arise between the divorced parties. In the...
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