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Lindsey Canning, head of Family Law at Wake Smith Solicitors, discusses options and looks at post marital agreements for clarity on asset division.

Many people are not aware that a divorce itself does not bring to an end the financial claims that separating spouses can make against each other. Deborah Marsh, associate and collaborative lawyer in the Family…

Deborah Marsh, associate and collaborative lawyer in the Family Law team at Wake Smith discusses Child Arrangements Orders (CAO) and COVID-19.

"No-fault" divorces will come into force in England and Wales from Autumn 2021. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, which will stop couples blaming each other and allow irretrievable breakdown as a…

Deborah Marsh, associate and collaborative lawyer in Wake Smith’s family law team, gets to grips with the technology.

Lindsey Canning, head of Family Law at Wake Smith Solicitors, looks at the updates on the pandemic and family circumstances

Lockdown has been incredibly difficult for those in happy relationships but, even more so for those that were unhappy before or, who have experienced a downward spiral during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is easy…

Collaborative law is a way to resolve disputes by removing the disputed matter from the litigious court room setting and treating the process as a way to trouble shoot and problem solve. It is now one of the…

Deborah Marsh joins Wake Smith as an Associate and Collaborative Lawyer.

There has been a lot of speculation and coverage in the media about the impact coronavirus may have on divorce rates. The news headlines predict that, following the Government imposed lockdown due to coronavirus…

With non-essential travel, social distancing, self-isolation and school closures enforced across the UK, how best can you manage co-parenting during the coronavirus outbreak? Lindsey Canning, head of Family Law…