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Oct 2016
As family lawyers, we are often approached by individuals whose marriage has sadly broken down and who state that they wish to divorce their spouse “on the grounds of adultery”. There is in fact only one ground for divorce in this country, namely the ”irretrievable breakdown of the marriage”. However adultery is one of five…
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Oct 2016
Christmas – the season of family festivities and goodwill to all. When most people talk about the ‘Christmas rush’ they mean last minute present shopping, for us family lawyers though its all about holiday child contact arrangements. Christmas is often a highly emotional time for separated parents. The thought of not spending Christmas with their children…
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Oct 2016
As family law experts in West Yorkshire we frequently advise unmarried couples who mistakenly believe that because they have lived with their partner for a number of years they are a common law spouse and therefore have the same rights as married couples on the breakdown of the relationship. In reality this is a myth; there…
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Oct 2016
There are no doubt family lawyers across the land who smile quietly to themselves when the tabloids talk of another celebrity ‘quickie divorce’. The fact is, just as there is no such thing as a ‘common law wife’, there is no such thing as a ‘quickie divorce’. What we have in this country is either…
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Oct 2016
Parental Responsibility is defined by the Children Act to include “all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has”. Essentially this means that any individual with Parental Responsibility is entitled to be involved in significant decisions about a child’s upbringing. This can include things such as where…
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Oct 2016
In this article we consider some of the major pitfalls and issues that may arise during contract negotiations. Who is negotiating for the other party? Does the person representing the other party have the authority to negotiate for that other party? Should negotiations be kept confidential? If negotiations should be kept confidential, ensure that a confidentiality…
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