Emergency Alert

On Sunday 23 April 2023, the government will be testing their new emergency alert systems and everybody will get an alert.   The alarm will go off even if it is on silent with notifications disabled. That does not sound like much of a problem at first glance; people are always getting notifications on their mobile…

Revenge Porn

Revenge porn as a phrase does not really convey the huge damage that it causes to a victim.  Revenge porn is the sharing of private, sexual materials, either photos or videos of another person, without their consent and with the purpose of causing embarrassment or distress.  The offence applies both online and offline and to…

Divorce is not the End

Since the Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 came into effect on 6 April 2022, there have been misconceptions that once you receive the Final Order (previously referred to as the Decree Absolute) that this automatically severs the financial ties you have with your spouse or that it is much easier to sever those ties…

MAFS UK – Love bombs and Coercive Control

Anyone watching Married at First Sight UK will be amazed at the lengths people will go to find love. However it doesn’t always seem to work out in the programme which is referred to as an “experiment”. It has been reported that in one coupling, one party has been accused by former partners of “love…

Netflix’s Squid Games highlights parent and child relationship issues

In Episode 2 of Squid Games, Netflix’s acclaimed South Korean survival drama, Seong Gi-Hun was left feeling unimportant in his daughter’s life as he wasn’t able to contribute financially for her. This is a feeling likely to resonate with some separated parents. Whether a parent can afford to pay child maintenance or not or pay…

Cohabitation agreements

What is a Cohabitation Agreement/Cohabitation Deed? A cohabitation agreement is a written, signed document, often signed as a deed in front of witnesses. It will generally deal with three principal areas: who owns (and owes) what at the time of the agreement, and in what proportions what financial arrangements you have decided to make while you are…