Family Law Blog : Children
Comment on divorce & family law
By Catherine Edmondson, on Tuesday August 11, 2020 at 2:36 pm
Divorcing couples with children often find reaching an agreement about the care of their children after divorce or separation pretty difficult. Those who cannot reach an agreement amicably find themselves asking the family court to decide. Either party can make an application for what is known as a child arrangements…
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By Kathryn McTaggart, on Monday August 3, 2020 at 10:40 am
What is a special guardianship order? A Special Guardianship order is one that members of a child’s family may consider where the child or children are being cared for permanently by family members other than their parents. This could apply for example to grandparents, aunts or uncles. There are a…
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By Kathryn McTaggart, on Friday July 31, 2020 at 11:00 am
Since the early 1990s Child Support Agency (CSA) (now called the Child Maintenance Service (CMS)) has dealt with financial support for children. This means that in the majority of cases the court cannot decide how much child support is payable. However, where one or other parent lives outside England or…
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By Kathryn McTaggart, on Tuesday March 24, 2020 at 11:48 am
As a firm we’ve been in-undated with calls and emails from separated parents begging for clarity around whether their children should be seeing both parents at the moment. The headlines are confusing, social media is scary and juggling work and home schooling is a huge ask for parents. Add to…
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By Abby Smith, on Friday September 20, 2019 at 9:35 am
When parents separate one of the main issues of conflict relates to arrangements for the children. I am often contacted by distressed parents who are unable to reach an agreement with their former partner as to the weekly arrangements for their children and, often disputes flare up around annual events…
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By Kathryn McTaggart, on Friday September 13, 2019 at 2:25 pm
A parent paying maintenance towards the care of their child will often approach our lawyers for advice when they are being denied a relationship, asking do they have to continue to pay. A recent case illustrates how complicated this area of law is. The case of EA v SSWP and…
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By Karen Agnew-Griffith, on Monday September 2, 2019 at 8:00 am
Telling your teenage child that you plan to divorce or separate is difficult. Their reaction is unpredictable, but you can control how and what you tell them. Some time ago one of our lawyers, Luci Larkin wrote a blog post containing 7 tips for telling your children you plan to…
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By Woolley & Co, on Tuesday September 25, 2018 at 11:17 am
If your parents are about to divorce or separate you may have questions about what might happen and be worried about things you see on TV or that friends tell you. This article has been written to provide the facts. To get a divorce one parent has to start the…
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By Catherine Edmondson, on Wednesday April 18, 2018 at 9:59 am
Trying to reach an agreement about child contact with non-resident parents, especially when the situation may feel raw, can be difficult. However, the main focus has to be what is in the best interests of the child, rather than what you ideally want or what you feel you should be…
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By Michelle Brammer, on Thursday April 12, 2018 at 11:00 am
When families are split apart by divorce – or simply relationship breakdown for unmarried couples – there is no question that younger children suffer more than anyone else. No matter how hard it is on the grown-ups involved, the children’s world will never be the same. Everything they have known…
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By Karen Agnew-Griffith, on Thursday March 22, 2018 at 10:29 am
I keep hearing that our court system is broken or on the verge of collapse. I have to say I am inclined to agree. Last year I went to court with a client about the arrangements for his children. One of the issues was a holiday abroad in the school…
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By Nick Wiseman, on Thursday March 8, 2018 at 10:37 am
Archers fans may be reeling with the death of Nic Grundy, but there’s another issue that’s been exercising the minds of family lawyers in recent weeks. How are Pip Archer and Toby Fairbrother going to manage as parents? And how much of their legal responsibility they have yet come to…
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