Samuel Phillips Law Blog
Sara Stockdale, a highly regarded family law solicitor joins Samuel Phillips Law as a partner in the family team
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.
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.
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Sarah Ward from our Family law team explores the effect of divorce on anxiety.
The CPS have recently updated their guidance relating to stalking, harassment and controlling and coercive behaviour to officially include love-bombing.
The current legal position in England and Wales is that a Humanist marriage is not legally binding.
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.
The aim of the new rules is to make the process for divorcing couples simpler, fairer and more tax efficient.
The Government figures have now been released for divorce since the online no-fault system was introduced in April 2022
There is no way around it, divorce/separation is one of the most difficult life events.
Mediation is a process to settle family legal disputes both in relation to financial issues and children’s issues on separation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Finances should never hold you back from leaving an unhappy marriage, particularly an abusive one.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
What happens to the family home upon divorce? There are various options you and your spouse can consider.
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