Coronavirus – will it make or break your relationship?
Lindsey Canning, head of Family Law at Wake Smith Solicitors in Sheffield, answers a few of the common questions being asked about divorce and relationships in the coronavirus lockdown period.
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Co-parenting during the Coronavirus outbreak
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…
Entered into a civil partnership? You need to update your Will
Opposite-sex couples entering into register civil partnerships should consider how this will affect their existing Wills. The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, passed by Lords late last…
Road to end blame game divorces’ starts
Legislation to stop divorcing couples blaming each other for the breakdown of their marriage has begun its passage through Parliament. In one of the biggest shake-ups of divorce laws for 50 years, the Divorce,…
First registrations of opposite-sex civil partnerships set for New Year’s Eve
Opposite-sex couples will be able to register civil partnerships in England and Wales from 31 December 2019 after secondary legislation was approved in the House of Lords. Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples)…
Are temperatures and tempers rising?
Continental Europe has been basking in a heatwave and after a very wet spring, summer may just have arrived in the UK. It is probable that you have already pre-booked your summer holidays abroad or you may be planning…
Plans to change decades’ old divorce laws
Divorcing couples will no longer be forced to play the blame game under legislative reform being proposed by the Government. Justice Secretary David Gauke has said laws for no-fault divorce will be introduced as…
It’s (apparently) the most wonderful time of the year!
Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, or so the song goes, but for some couples, the thought of spending time with their other half for a prolonged period of “fake fun” is just too much…
How legislation moulds our lives
There is a catchily titled bill going through Parliament at the moment called “The Civil Partnerships Marriages and Deaths (registration etc) Bill 2017 to 2019”. Whilst the title is not necessarily going to grab…
Divorce and pensions – full and frank disclosure
Pensions have never been a more important consideration for divorcing couples. The family home is often considered to be the most valuable asset, but pensions can be a forgotten income and potentially the second…
Divorce – is it time to overhaul the law?
The case of Tini Owens highlights an urgent need for an overhaul of current Divorce Law. The ruling will mean Tini will now have to wait until 2020 to be granted a divorce. Tini is unable to get a divorce for a…