No Fault Divorce – One Year On

This time last year, the legal press and even national newspapers were full of the anticipated changes to the divorce process and the start of “no fault divorce”.  Hope was high amongst legal practitioners who had lobbied for the need for change for many years, recognising as we did that beginning the divorce process with…

‘She Can’t Do That’

I have written before about  BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Archers’ storylines as, common to all soap operas, they tackle  issues facing many people in society. The latest storyline which particularly caught my attention relates to Lee and Helen. Lee and Helen both have children from previous relationships and Lee has a good relationship with his…

Good Divorce Week

It’s good divorce week. That may seem a misnomer for many people as divorce often brings with it a great deal of sadness, but as family lawyers, we can help to limit the impact. What does a good divorce look like? It’s undoubtedly different for different people but I have the peculiar catbird seat of…