Thursday January 27, 2011 at 10:00am
I caught sight of a piece on divorce in, of all places the Farmers Guardian. What’s more its a piece about Collaborative divorce. And I think it makes some good points.
Specifically, the piece looks at how a collaborative approach to divorce can be particularly beneficial to couples on a working farm, when they both have a vested interest in keeping the business running while going through difficult times personally. The collaborative approach can help diffuse situations and deal with ....
Tuesday January 25, 2011 at 10:00am
I can’t help wondering if there was more to the now former Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson stepping down than meets the eye. The official reason was the classic “personal reasons” and to spend more time with his family at a difficult time. Rumours abound as I write this that it has to do with his wife Laura allegedly having a relationship with a police protection officer assigned to her and her high profile husband. Scotland Yard’s standards watchdog is looking into this....
Thursday January 20, 2011 at 10:00am
When it comes down to it, I believe divorce comes down to two things. Between newspapers, television, magazines, the Government, friends, family and particularly law firms, the amount of time dedicated to talking about different aspects of divorce and relationships breakdown can make it all seem pretty confusing. This does not help someone who is in an unhappy relationship and trying to make an informed decision on the best way forward. Feeling intimidated by the process and all the different ....
Tuesday January 18, 2011 at 10:00am
I seem to spend too much of my time in these blogs dwelling on divorce. Perhaps not surprising, you might think, for a managing partner in a
family law firm? True. I won’t beat myself up about it. However, our outlook remains that we would prefer it if fewer relationships failed, more people stayed married and there were fewer children either splitting their time between estranged parents or not having the support of one of them at all.
I guess the accepted trend in recent years remains ....
Monday January 17, 2011 at 2:11pm
I sometimes forget how large our family law website is and how difficult it can be to navigate around for the first time user. We work hard to try and improve that but at the end of the day we’ve just got so much to offer!
So, just in case you’ve missed them, here are the top 5 FREE resources in terms of popularity:
1. Surviving Family Conflict and Divorce Book
First published in 2007 and already into a second reprint, this book was written with contributions from our team ....
Thursday January 13, 2011 at 10:00am
Relationships can fail for a huge number of reasons, anything from “we’ve grown apart” to horrific reports of spousal abuse. However, we do see some recurring themes on specific issues. Woolley & Co did its own survey a couple of years ago and found that sex was cited in nearly half (43%) of all divorces as a contributing factor. This week, a new poll suggested finance was the issue that was the biggest problem. It suggested Brits were twice as likely to end a relationship ....
Tuesday January 11, 2011 at 10:00am
I won't keep you many minutes. I am very much in demand now as a seer and wise man. There may even be a TV special with Derren Brown in the future. Can’t see it (clearly) though. Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself, but no sooner had I written my blog last week about the New Year predictions/resolutions/wish list than one of the items appeared to come true. Within hours of me suggesting that a great thing to happen in 2011 would be for prenuptial agreements to get long-overdue legal ba....
Thursday January 6, 2011 at 11:13am
There is some debate over exactly when D-Day – or Divorce Day – falls. Some suggest it is the first working day back after new year, which would have made it January 4 2011. Others suggest it is in the second full week after new year, when people have had time to think about their decision in the cold light of day, find an appropriate family lawyer and decide that they cannot go on as things are. It could be that the whole first week is seen in some quarters as some sort of National ....
Tuesday January 4, 2011 at 11:03am
It’s scary how fast the festive season is over and done with. The build up is like some sort of tinsel-draped, glittery marathon, full of jingling bells and far from silent nights. It was made perhaps a little more so this year thanks to the weather. I did find it quite amusing that the white Christmas we had all been dreaming of for so long turned nightmare for many as it brought disruptions to travel, deliveries and parties. Maybe next year people won’t be carolling so loudly for....