Insights and Guidance - Page 2

Separation Agreements can be used to regulate personal and financial affairs to provide reassurance and clarity after a relationship breakdown. Prior to the introduction of “no fault divorce”...

It was recently confirmed that, from 30th January 2023, for the first time, a presumption will be introduced that accredited media and legal bloggers will be allowed to report on family proceedings...

Last week was Resolution’s Good Divorce Week. As committed members of Resolution, Gordons Partnership’s Family team fully supports this year’s campaign to highlight the crisis in the family...

What is cohabitation? Cohabitation is a term used to describe an unmarried couple who live together in the same household. This term applies to opposite or same-sex couples alike. There are laws...

Victims of domestic abuse will now be spared from being cross-examined by their alleged attackers in family and civil courts. The changes follow concerns that perpetrators were using the court...

The Government has published proposals to change the rules that apply to transfers of assets between spouses and civil partners who are in the process of separating. The draft legislation...

The 6th of April 2022 saw the introduction of the long-awaited “No-Fault” divorce after years of campaigning by Resolution and other Family Law lawyers. The end of fault-based petitions has...

For many years Family Lawyers have been expressing concern over the peril of pension poverty, especially for women, after divorce. Recent studies from insurers Aviva and Manchester Institute for...

From 6th April 2022, the law and procedure for ending a marriage or civil partnership changes. The changes arise from the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. The changes are often...

From 6th April 2022, all divorces, dissolutions and judicial separations will be subject to new law and new court rules. This is the start of “no-fault” divorce. The new law applies to Civil...