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In December, after five years of hard work and study I was successfully rewarded with the recognition of becoming a fully qualified member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists. Being welcomed into a group of such highly skilled Lawyers is a real achievement, particularly as it recognises the work which I, and […]
Once again we have reached the first Monday in January which the media has penned as “Divorce Day” – allegedly the day when more people divorce than any other day of the year. I confess to being sceptical about this but certainly Christmas can often put added pressure on families who are already at breaking […]
In a recent survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics, it was found that the number of cohabiting couple families continues to grow faster than married couple or lone parent families with an increase of 25.8% over the decade between 2008 and 2018. The number of same-sex couple families has grown by more than […]
Mediation can help resolve the issues surrounding your separation or divorce in a constructive and amicable approach, which usually helps you both to move on with your lives, in a way that traditional ways of resolving disputes cannot. This can be in relation to finances and/or children issues. It enables you to shape long-term solutions […]
Digital what? I hear you say. Surely you can’t be talking to me. Think again…. You have made your Will to decide how your bank accounts and other assets should be dealt with. So what is a “digital legacy”? This includes your online music collection, digital photographs, computer characters and emails. If you use Facebook, Twitter, I […]
Yes this can be done! A Deed of Variation is a legal document which allows a beneficiary of an estate to pass on their share or part of their share to someone if they do not want or need their entitlement under the deceased’s Will or under the rules of Intestacy. Any Deed of Variation must be […]
You may have seen headlines recently about the law concerning making a will – “Could a text become your will?” was one headline! This is a reference to a recent Law Commission report which looks at the current laws on making a will and whether these could ( or should) be changed. At the moment a will […]
