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Family Law

Partner appointment at Samuel Phillips Law

Sara Stockdale, a highly regarded family law solicitor joins Samuel Phillips Law as a partner in the family team

Family Law

Why Not to Post Your Children Online

In 2022 it was found that 4.62 billion people use social media. Here we break down some of the dangers of posting images of children online.

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Access to children and anxiety

As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close, Family Law Solicitor Jonathan Fuller offers guidance to father’s seeking to gain access to their children following relationship breakdown.

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Divorce and Anxiety

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Sarah Ward from our Family law team explores the effect of divorce on anxiety.

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Love bombing now recognised as a form of domestic abuse by the CPS

The CPS have recently updated their guidance relating to stalking, harassment and controlling and coercive behaviour to officially include love-bombing. 

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Humanist Marriage Ceremonies in England and Wales

The current legal position in England and Wales is that a Humanist marriage is not legally binding.

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Menopause and Divorce Settlements 

Whilst there is an increasing awareness of the impact that the menopause can have on a woman’s health, there is a lack of awareness as to how the menopause interrelates with divorce settlements.

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Divorcing Couples: Changes to CGT Rules

The aim of the new rules is to make the process for divorcing couples simpler, fairer and more tax efficient.

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New Fault Divorce – 1 year on

The Government figures have now been released for divorce since the online no-fault system was introduced in April 2022

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Managing Divorce/Family Breakdown

There is no way around it, divorce/separation is one of the most difficult life events. 

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Family Mediation at Samuel Phillips Law

Mediation is a process to settle family legal disputes both in relation to financial issues and children’s issues on separation.

Family Law

Family Mediation Week 16 – 20 January

Parents who have decided to separate or divorce in 2023 are being urged to find out how to avoid courtroom confrontation to settle money and parenting arrangements with the launch of Family Mediation Week.

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Maintenance Payments and the Cost of Living Crisis

We are seeing a surge in enquiries both from people reliant on spousal maintenance and from those paying spousal maintenance, asking if the amount of maintenance can be varied or stopped altogether. 

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Dividing assets when separating

When a couple separates, they face an automatic increased cost of living as they have to run two homes. This can be challenging at the best of times but particularly now in the midst of a cost of living crisis.

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Good Divorce Week

Samuel Phillips Law is offering free 30 minute consultations during Good Divorce Week to separated parents who require advice on the arrangements for their children. 

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Can’t afford to separate?

Finances should never hold you back from leaving an unhappy marriage, particularly an abusive one.

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Divorce during the cost of living crisis

In the midst of a cost of living crisis, and with a stressful winter ahead with soaring energy prices, this is the first of a series of blogs examining the impact of the crisis on couples and families.

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Should I have a Nuptial Agreement before I marry?

Jonathan Fuller, Family Law Solicitor at Samuel Phillips Law answers the most asked questions by clients thinking of getting a Pre-Nuptial Agreement in place prior to marriage.

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A separated parents guide – Who pays for my child’s university education?

The beginning of a new University year brings with it a financial burden for many separated parents - particularly so this year with the cost of living crisis.  A question I am frequently asked is who pays for my child’s university education?

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Married at First Sight

The new series of the popular reality TV show ‘Married at First Sight UK’ began this week on E4. In this show, couples are matched with their future ‘spouses’ by researchers and meet them for the first when walking down the aisle to get married. Jonathan Fuller, Family Law Solicitor at Samuel Phillips Law outlines how the position is different in real life.

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No-Fault Divorce – The Basics

In less than a month the biggest shake up to divorce laws, for over half a century, shall come into force. The change aims to reduce conflict between a divorcing couple.

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Cohabitation Agreement & Joint Ownership

In the previous 12 months, owing to Covid-19 and the Stamp Duty holiday, there has been a property boom, and this appears to show no signs of stopping with the housing market remaining extremely competitive. For couples moving in together or relocating to a new family home it will no doubt be an exciting time and there will be a variety of important decisions to be made. Should we laminate or carpet the house? Which utility provider should we choose? Will the spare room be a guest room or home gym?

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What happens if I get back together with my spouse – can the divorce be stopped?

If you and your spouse reconcile at any time, even after the pronouncement of Decree Nisi (but before Decree Absolute) you can ask the court to cancel the Decree Nisi and dismiss the Petition. If you have a solicitor acting for you, make sure you inform them straightaway that you wish to stop the divorce.

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What happens to the family home upon divorce?

What happens to the family home upon divorce? There are various options you and your spouse can consider.

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