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Divorce
The Office for National Statistics (‘ONS’) releases yearly divorce statistics based on information from HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The most recent statistical report covers the year 2020. The overall total of divorces for 2020 was 103,592, a decrease of...
Legal Aid Denied to Thousands
Research by The Guardian has highlighted the drastic fall in the number of domestic abuse cases funded by legal aid, from 75% to 47% over the last ten years. Such a sharp decline is attributed to the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of...
Avoid Pension Poverty After Divorce
Spouses’ decision to divorce or dissolve their civil partnership, raises many complex questions about the division of assets. A largely overlooked asset is an individual’s pension which may have accrued over many years and can provide a vital lifeline in retirement....
Domestic Abuse: new strangulation and suffocation laws
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 On the 7th June 2022 new powers under sections 70 and 71 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 were introduced that enable abusers to be charged with specific non-fatal offences, namely, strangulation and suffocation. These offences are punishable...
Matrimonial Financial Matters
A common misconception is that divorce proceedings bring spouses' financial obligations to an end, however, divorce solely brings the marriage to the end and does address financial matters. Financial matters are finalised via an Order through the Family Courts,...
A specific Issue Order Is an court order dealing with any issues that cannot be agreed upon between the parents.
How We Can Assist At Stalwart Solicitors we provide family legal advice in all areas of private children matters such as Disclosure of Whereabout Orders to find your children, Parental Responsibility Orders to obtain parental rights and Child Arrangements Orders to...
PRIORITIES TO CHANGE THE PROCESS THAT OFTEN RETRAUMATISE CHILDREN AND DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVORS
The Domestic abuse commissioner and victim’s commissioner have revealed that next spring, a monitoring mechanism to improve the family court’s response to domestic abuse will be piloted. The monitoring mechanism is one of the many recommendations that were made last...
Deep Concerns on Domestic Abuse Statistics
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, has come out and stated a deep concern that fewer perpetrators of domestic abuse are being held accountable for their actions. This is in response to the Crown Prosecution Service latest statistics on the matter. Nicole...
What Kind of Financial Help Is There for Kinship Carers?
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing paper which explains what kind of help is available for grandparent, other family, and friends’ carers – also known as kinship carers. Kinship carers look after children where their parents are not able to do so....