Monday February 27, 2012 at 9:00am
The other day I highlighted the divorce hotel in Netherlands where couples can check in and get all the details of their separation sorted over a weekend stay. Well, a story in the press last week made me think on this topic a bit further. It was reported that an increasing number of British couples were flying off to the Caribbean to finalise their divorce because they can do it in 24 hours rather than the more usual six months in the UK. This is thanks to a new service, sor....
Thursday February 23, 2012 at 9:00am
There was a time in the not too distant past when the courts were a thing of mystery to large swathes of the population in this country. I know this because clients would regularly react with fear when I mentioned a court or they would admit that the protocols, traditions, paperwork and, often, rulings were completely alien. I get the feeling though that this has changed over the last decade.
Some of this is down to television and film. At one point, with the exception of th....
Monday February 20, 2012 at 9:00am
I’m all for making divorce as simple as possible for those who have decided that that there absolutely is no future in a relationship and the best thing for all concerned is for the couple to go their separate ways. That is not to say I want divorce to be easy so that people can go for it on a whim rather than at least trying to work through difficult patches, but where things cannot be repaired, making it as swift and painless as possible is the best option.
It seems they agree ....
Thursday February 16, 2012 at 9:00am
Making specialist family law advice and services available to people when they need it is of vital importance to us at Woolley & Co and we are always looking for new ways to extend our cover even further - and let people know about it.
Next week, we are trying something new again to push this access further. Lisa Smith, our Bedfordshire-based family lawyer, will be hosting two drop-in family law advice sessions at Bedford Business Club. The free advice sessions at the venue i....
Monday February 13, 2012 at 9:00am
Divorce can often leave a bad taste in the mouth. In fact, it is probably fair to say that most cases leave people a little jaded. After all, if a couple get on really well and sort everything amicably, then perhaps they didn’t need to divorce in the first place.
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family lawyers, we can help make the process as painless as possible. A relationship split doesn’t have to be expensive with the correct advice and both sides taking a pragmatic view to sorting out the det....
Thursday February 9, 2012 at 9:00am
Plans to charge single parents to access the Child Support Agency (CSA) – or the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) as it should now be known – are causing quite a stir.
In late January, the House of Lords voted in support of an amendment to the controversial Welfare Reform Bill. It would stop parents who are simply unable to come to a private arrangement for child maintenance with their child’s other parent from having to pay the charge....
Monday February 6, 2012 at 9:00am
DIY divorce is an unusual concept if you ask me. Household DIY is fine, putting a shelf up or painting the ceiling, fairly straightforward and not dependent on any significant specialist skills.
Starts to get a bit different when you talk DIY in relation to your car. When your car breaks down, most people will not go online to buy a standard repairs pack and then fit the bits themselves in the hope that everything will be fine. You need to have an idea of where to start and perhaps....
Thursday February 2, 2012 at 9:00am
Our advice to clients going through a divorce is always to try and remain calm in the face of adversity, remain polite to your soon-to-be ex and try not to enflame an emotional situation as it could end up costing more time and more money. We know this is a tall order. It is what people should aim for but in the face of extreme provocation from estranged partners who may be getting quite the opposite advice from their Rottweiler
divorce lawyer, it can be a nigh-on impossible task. We....