A pension is often the largest capital asset after the equity in the family home within a marriage or civil partnership. Pensions can be complex and confusing at the best of times. It is therefore important to give pensions proper consideration when...
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For many parents, the summer break presents at least a slight sense of pressure as to keeping all bases covered, but majorly, hopefully, the pleasure of being able to spend meaningful time with their children. However, the six week break (sun or no...
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For those of you not yet acquainted with the BBC2 life-affirming sensation “Pose”, the above is a blatant reference and I apologise to actor Billy Porter (he of London Pride 2019 also) for my clumsy catwalk entrance-! The celebration of Pride...
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We have re-visited the interesting issue of the use of McKenzie Friends (MFs) a number of times in the Bennett Griffin Family team’s blogs etc. Our basic, unswerving response to the subject is that MFs provide a viable and valuable service for...
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Please phone 999 if you are in immediate danger, or for other resources, please visit https://www.refuge.org.uk/. According to the organisation Living Without Abuse, domestic abuse now affects 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men in their lifetime, and...
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More people than ever are choosing to say adieu to corporate culture, office politics, and cubicles and go into business for themselves. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the number of self-employed increased from 3.3 million...
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Divorce rates have gone down. It’s official. The cynic in me says this doesn’t mean that people are much happier in their married states, but that some may be making the best of it and riding the economic disquiet until they are older and wiser....
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The number of millennials requesting pre-nuptial agreements has increased exponentially over the years. Reasons cited include the fact that millennials are getting married later and are more likely to have a start-up business they wish to...
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In late July 2018, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Owens v Owens UKSC 41. The verdict was inevitable and will re-ignite the debate over whether it is high time no-fault divorce is introduced in the UK. The background...
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The Supreme Court has made a landmark ruling on the issue of whether the current civil partnership laws discriminate against heterosexual couples. Late last month, the UK’s highest court held that preventing different-sex couples from entering...
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