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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White Ribbon UK are the leading charity with the objective of ending male violence against women by engaging with men and boys to make a stand against violence. In recent years, there has been a greater understanding and acknowledgement that...
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It’s been confirmed in the Autumn Statement today that the Social Care Reforms, including the Care Cap of £86,000, that were due to come into effect from October 2023 have been delayed for two years. Given that the original Care Cap of £72,500,...
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Our most recent legal myth-busting video hosted by Jackie Mensah and Sarah Pennicott is now live! You can find the video on our YouTube channel. This podcast is dedicated to the Team who help make the Family department work as well as it does....
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Our most recent legal myth-busting video hosted by Jackie Mensah and Sarah Pennicott is now live! You can find the video on our YouTube channel. This podcast covers a range of topics including: Popular myths surrounding domestic abuse...
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We often hear how wonderful the love shared between children and their grandparents can be and what a valuable relationship they share. The restrictions imposed by the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 certainly highlighted the anguish and upset that...
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Our most recent legal myth-busting video hosted by Jackie Mensah and Sarah Pennicott is now live! You can find the video on our YouTube channel. This podcast covers a range of topics including: Do children always go to the mum? The myth...
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When resolving a dispute about matrimonial assets on separation and divorce, the basic starting point is that of meaningful disclosure on both sides. It regularly comes as an unwanted surprise to our clients to be asked about not just the assets...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: That’s what the new divorce law means to me… I think I can speak for most Family lawyers, when I say that pretty much once a week I am asked by clients if they can "… just divorce without having to say negative things…"...
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By Jackie Mensah, Family Law specialist Two weeks before the official Lockdown, I found myself in the heavily congested waiting area of the ground floor of Worthing Magistrates and County Court. The place was heaving with anxious, nervous,...
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