The holidays are supposed to be joyful. For kids, especially, it’s a magical time and can create lifetime memories. But in families in which the parents are recently divorced or separated, there’s some tricky terrain to navigate. Co-parenting through the holidays can be stressful for parents who are no longer together. There’s a lot of …
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UK woman whose children were removed against their wishes loses appeal | Family law
A mother whose children were removed from her care against their wishes after an unregulated psychologist said she had “alienated” them from their father has lost a high court appeal to have her case reopened. The landmark test case came before the president of the family division in England and Wales, Sir Andrew McFarlane, who …
4 Pro Tips When You Plan To Change Your Name After A Divorce
Many women change their last name upon marriage or entering a civil partnership. However, if the terrain of marriage goes rough and divorce is on the way, retaining the changed name is no longer worth it. After all, your name is an important part of who you are. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Many …
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Starting New Holiday Traditions After a Divorce
Holidays can be especially tricky to navigate for newly divorced couples. It takes time to settle into the new normal—for you, your ex, and your children. The holidays can be an excellent time for setting new traditions that work for the shift in your family situation. Parents must still parent The important thing to remember …
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How to have a ‘good divorce’ when children are involved: Carmelita Ardren
Good Divorce Week, which finishes today, is an annual awareness campaign run by Resolution – an organisation that represents over 6,500 family professionals who help people find a better way to divorce. Divorces are on the increase again with the most recent statistics showing 113,000 divorces in 2021 – up nearly 10 per cent on …
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London Bosses Are More Santa Than Scrooge This Xmas
Transferring assets after divorce: What are the capital gains tax rules and how are they changing?
Lisa Pepper: For couples who have already separated, I am 100 per cent advising them – if they can – to hit pause on transferring assets for the next few months Divorcing couples prepared to delay transferring assets between them until next April could make significant tax savings, according to a legal expert. They will …
New ‘no-fault’ divorce laws may stimulate rise in amicable splits among the wealthy
It’s rare for divorce to get more vicious, or indeed deadly, than in the 1980s Hollywood film, War of the Roses — where Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner play a wealthy husband and wife living in Washington, DC in America. After 17 years of marriage, the couple can’t stand the sight of each other and …
Spike in ‘no-fault’ divorce applications
Newly published statistics for April 2021 to April 2022, show more than 12,000 new divorce applications were filed as ‘no-fault’ divorce came into effect. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 means divorcing couples are no longer required to assign blame for the breakdown of their marriage. There were 12,978 new divorce applications in April …
What are the costs associated with divorce and separation
Divorces and separations can be emotional processes to go through, paying the cost of a family lawyer means you can take emotion away and allow a professional to do their job. Picture from Shutterstock. Seeking a separation or divorce can be a painful process and one that has plenty of costs associated with it. Whether …
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