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How can divorced or separated parents plan child contact over Christmas?

The festive period can be stressful for separated parents so […]

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Are you missing out by trying to divorce ‘on the cheap’?

Women are increasingly losing out on fair divorce settlements because […]

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The UK government announces it will invest a further £800,000 into the mediation voucher scheme

Following a successful launch in March 2021, thousands more families […]

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Will the EU’s efforts to block the UK’s re-entry into the Lugano Convention have a damaging effect on family law?

Following Brexit, the UK lost its membership of the Lugano […]

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Why are divorcing couples not being offered Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) despite the fact it could be better for them?

According to a recent survey of 1,000 divorcees, more than […]

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Collins & Hoy’s Bernadette Hoy is recognised in Spear’s Family Lawyers’ Index 2021

We’d like to congratulate Collins & Hoy partner Bernadette Hoy […]

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‘No fault divorce’ finally comes into force on 6th April 2022

On the 7th June Ministers announced that the Divorce, Dissolution […]

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Could it be time to make family mediation mandatory?

In March we blogged about the Family Mediation Council’s new […]

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New FMC voucher scheme promises to make it easier for families to access experienced mediators

The government has announced it will invest £1m to provide […]

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What are prenuptial agreements and when do you need one?

With so much focus being placed on how and where […]

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Mediation can provide a constructive and effective way to divorce

For many divorcing couples, mediation helps to promote a constructive […]

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Weddings

Will the Law Commission’s reform of the law of weddings tell us where we can get married?

The Law Commission launched a formal consultation period in September […]

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