For many people, the start of a new year is often the perfect time for change. This change can relate to all sorts of things, but for many married couples the change is to go their separate ways and begin ...
The Government has made a U-turn on plans to increase probate registry fees that would have seen bereaved families pay up to £6,000 for Grants of Representation (including Grants of Probate). Had the plans been implemented it would have meant ...
Having to go through the divorce process can be extremely upsetting and stressful, with the majority of people unsure on where to begin or who to turn to. Few have experience of the legal ins and outs associated with the ...
There are two common misconceptions regarding legal aid and family law matters - one being that legal aid is available for all family matters for those on low income or with no savings, and the other being that legal aid ...
Child maintenance was introduced as the ‘The Child Support Act 1991’ because the government were concerned that single parents were not being supported enough, often resulting in child poverty. The government felt that parents should be financially responsible for their ...
Going through a divorce can be extremely upsetting and stressful, so the easier you can make the process for all involved, the better. Finances are usually a big part of that process and can often be a sore spot for ...
Last month the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) published research of international processes that highlighted the challenges of the divorce process for litigants in person across England and Wales. The MoJ have since announced that it intends to reform the legal ...
It has been almost 6 years since the UK government legalised same-sex marriage with the introduction of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which has since provided homosexual couples with the same rights that heterosexual couples have. This doesn't ...
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The UK government have revealed that hundreds of people applied for divorce over the Christmas and New Year period in its latest announcement and claim that making a number of justice processes available online is proving to be a success. Over ...
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The Law Society has warned that simply digitising the divorce application process and hoping that all turns out well isn’t enough to reform the legal requirements for a separation. The Society has also urged the government to restore legal aid ...
