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Do I need a Financial Order?
Without having a final Financial Order, your financial ties are not severed which means your ex-spouse can potentially make a financial claim against your property, pension and/or future windfalls.
What rights do grandparents have?
Grandparents often play a vital role in a child’s life, but following a family breakdown, maintaining those relationships can become difficult. In this blog, our family lawyers discuss the steps that can be taken if you have been denied seeing your grandchildren.
What are my rights after separation?
If you’re looking online for a straightforward answer to ‘What are my rights after separation?’, then you might struggle. The truth is that your...
Do I need a Cohabitation Agreement?
Cohabitating couples do not realise that they do not have the automatic right to claim a share in the family home or their partner’s finances if they were to end the relationship unless they have a Cohabitation Agreement…
What happens to the house in a divorce?
Trying to reach an agreement in relation to what is considered one of the most valuable assets of a marriage, can seem daunting and discouraging however, our experts discuss below what happens to the house in the event of divorce.
How to prepare for Divorce: Practical Advice
In this blog, our divorce specialists discuss how to prepare for a divorce and what are the main things you should consider…
High conflict divorce or post-separation abuse?
Our family law specialists discuss what the difference is between high conflict divorce and post-separation abuse…
What is the law surrounding Separation?
In this blog, we’ll answer the common query, ‘What is the law surrounding separation?’, and explain how it may apply if you and your partner decide...
Does bad behaviour affect a divorce settlement? A look at LP v MP [2025]
Our family law experts discuss the recent case of LP v MP [2025] which demonstrates that the approach to bad behaviour in financial remedy proceedings may be changing…
How our Family Solicitors in Bury can help with Divorce and Child Arrangements
In this blog, we explain how our family solicitors in Bury can help with divorce and child arrangements. We need to acknowledge that divorce and...
What financial arrangements do I need to make?
Our family lawyers discuss the importance of reaching a financial settlement in divorce proceedings and what can be included in such a settlement.
What is Spousal Maintenance?
Our family lawyers answer your most commonly asked questions on spousal maintenance.