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Court of Protection confirms right to refuse proposed inpatient treatment
Case report: A Mental Health Trust v ER & Anor [2021] EWCOP 32 (30 April 2021). Mrs Justice Lieven confirmed that it was not in the best interests of our client to ‘be forced to accept treatment … she does ...
Read more10.05.2021
Who has parental responsibility and what does it mean?
Families now come in all shapes and sizes, and children may live with parents who are cohabiting, married, separated or divorced. They may be part of a step-family, live with adoptive parents, grandparents, other relatives or a special guardian. If ...
Read more09.05.2021
Testimonial: Brilliant, professional, and helped me with advice when needed
I think you have been brilliant, professional, and helped me with advice when needed. You have been straight to the point and made this process a lot easier for me to understand exactly what I need to do and whenever ...
Read more06.05.2021
Varying a joint lives divorce settlement to achieve a clean break
Having agreed all the arrangements for accommodation, children and finances after a divorce, most people are able to move on to build a new life and become self-sufficient without having to revisit the financial settlement. However, there are occasions where ...
Read more05.05.2021
Testimonial: Harriet did a fantastic job
I wanted to write to you to let you know what a fantastic job Harriet has done for one of our mutual clients, a young mum with a history of addiction problems.
Read more27.04.2021
Relocating with your child after separation
During any separation or divorce, one of the primary concerns will be the impact on any children. It is unavoidable that change will occur in everybody’s lives, and there may be the time when you decide that a relocation is ...
Read more14.04.2021
Can we finalise our divorce before the house is sold?
For the majority of people, their most significant asset is the family home. So, it is not surprising that when it comes to dealing with the financial consequences surrounding divorce, questions about what will happen to the matrimonial home are ...
Read more06.04.2021
Arrangements for children after a same sex divorce or separation
Following the introduction of civil partnerships in 2005 and same sex marriages in 2014, there has been an increase in families and then relationship breakdown between same sex parents. Finding agreement over issues relating to children can be tricky in ...
Read more17.03.2021
Surrogacy for single parents and your legal rights
Recently The Times reported on the story of David Watkins, one of the first men to become a single father by choice in the UK after the surrogacy laws were reformed in 2019. The change ended a restriction over providing ...
Read more09.03.2021