New Year, New Beginnings
As January comes around each year, it is a time when people take stock of their lives and work out what changes they might implement for a happier 2020. There are of course [...]
Legal Issues
Lots of helpful advice about legal issues as featured in the North London Magazines: Muswell Flyer – Highgate Handbook – Crouch End Connection
Divorce made easy?
No Fault divorce was all set to move smoothly through parliament and land on statute books anytime soon. However, not for the first time in the history of No Fault Divorce, [...]
A Will is for everyone, not just the elderly
This common misconception means that sometimes people who should make a Will do not do so. It is recommended that everyone over 18 years old has a valid Will in place. [...]
Breaking-up before the Big Day
Last time we discussed how children fare during a split or divorce. This time we’re discussing Pre-nuptial agreements: Planning how to break-up before you get [...]
Splitting Up and Conflict: How Do Children Fare?
Family Portrait, a study undertaken by Gingerbread and the University of Sheffield, looked at the wellbeing of children living in single-parent households. The results are [...]
No-Fault Divorce
No Fault Divorce allows a married couple to divorce without the need to state that one spouse was at fault. The Government has issued a consultation paper suggesting [...]
How do children manage when parents divorce or split up
Research has been carried out by Cafcass[1] on how children fare when their parents separate. It includes views from parents, children advocate groups, and various academics [...]
A New Law Firm in Highgate Village
The Team in Highgate Sam Smith – is a partner and leads the team in Highgate. He advises investors and developers as well as owner-occupiers on a range of residential [...]
DIVORCE: How unreasonable is unreasonable behaviour?
There are surprisingly few divorce trials. Mostly divorces go through the court by agreement, one way or another. Therefore, when a divorce goes to an appeal, all divorce [...]
Divorce loose ends that lead back to court
26 years after a divorce was half completed, and decades after the couple had informally agreed how to split their finances, the husband came to court asking for more [...]