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The impact of Covid-19 on the Family Courts

Jamie Wood
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Covid-19 has caused considerable disruption to the Family Courts, putting extra pressure on a system which was already overstretched. The court staff, Judges and family law practitioners have done their best in the circumstances to adapt and many hearings...

No-fault divorce

Caroline Bourn
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All the members of the Family Team at Dawson Hart are members of "Resolution". Resolution is an association of 6,500 members who are family lawyers and other professionals who are committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. All...

Quickie divorces -why only celebrities seem to have them?

Caroline Bourn
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In reality there is no such thing as a "quickie" divorce.  Divorce, for anyone, famous or not, is anything but quick - it takes months. What the media mean by a quickie divorce is a divorce that starts straight away and one that will not...

New plans to crack down on parental alienation!

Jamie Wood
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What is parental alienation?  Parental alienation occurs when, following a separation, one parent deliberately tries to turn a child against the other parent with the aim of permanently excluding that parent from their life. Parental alienation is...

Ignorance is bliss? What to look for in a Divorce lawyer

Mahie Abey
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I was chatting to some new friends recently and talking about what I do for a living. This couple had been married for years and I was surprised that they really didn’t know what a divorce involved. This made me think that the majority of people have...