Family matters are rarely straight-forward but our specialist family team will be dedicated to helping you reach an agreement through constructive negotiations. Our family law team have decades of experience in helping people in all sorts of circumstances make the best of their circumstances, from families on a low income to high earning professionals, and those with family farms and businesses.
If you are living with someone without being married and the relationship breaks down, or one of you dies, you might think you would have similar rights to a married couple. You may regard yourself as common law husband and wife. In fact this term means nothing from a legal perspective and couples who live […]
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Many of us may find ourselves involved in a divorce or civil partnership dissolution at some point in our lives, and for business owners this will certainly have an impact on their commercial activities. The law regards a family business as an asset or indeed a financial resource, alongside the matrimonial home, investments, and pensions. […]
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After a divorce or separation, many adults may choose to change their surname. In most cases, this is a relatively straightforward process, particularly if a woman wishes to revert to her maiden name. However, changing a child’s name can be more difficult, especially if you do not have consent of both parents to do so. […]
The Family team at Fraser Dawbarns has successfully helped a client retain his military pension following divorce proceedings. Court proceedings for a couple’s divorce settlement had been ongoing for approximately 18 months when our client came to see us for legal advice six weeks before the final hearing. The client’s wife had been instructing solicitors […]
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There are sometimes reasons why you may wish, or it makes sense for the future, to change what is recorded on a child’s birth certificate. There are only limited circumstances in which this can be done. A birth registration can be corrected if there is a mistake i.e. a name has been spelt incorrectly or […]
A key aspect of many relationship breakdowns is the arrangements that will be made for the couple’s children. Sometimes this is relatively straightforward but not always. Occasionally, in court cases regarding child arrangements, it is necessary for the child to have their interests put forward formally. This might happen if there are significant parental disputes […]
Money is frequently high on the list of things that people worry about when they are considering bringing an unhappy marriage to an end. Tax is usually less so. It is often not until people seek legal or financial advice that they realise that the timing of divorce and splitting of assets can currently have […]
Parties going through a divorce and trying to reach agreement about financial matters are often upset and angry and feel that they have been ‘wronged’ by the other. This can result in wanting to be compensated or to see the other punished. They may therefore be surprised or frustrated to learn that, generally, how someone […]
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This is currently a hot topic, no pun intended. Historically the menopause was not discussed in public. Fortunately, this has changed, all be it slowly. There are now discussions, programmes, blogs etc on the impact of the menopause and how it should be treated. Employers are encouraged to have a menopause specialist who can advise […]
The first working Monday in January is recognised as ‘Divorce Day’. Not quite a day of celebration, but nonetheless it does highlight that many people want to start the New Year with a resolution that could signify a fresh start away from their marriage, civil partnership or cohabitation arrangements. While it is unlikely to be […]
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