Family Law

For some people, domestic abuse is a daily occurrence in their relationships. In our latest blog, Skyler Broadhead, Senior Paralegal, explores how you, or someone you know, can obtain protection following the breakdown of a relationship involving domestic abuse, or help from fleeing such a relationship, and the protective measures which can be put in place by the Court.

Believe it or not, it will not be long until the summer holidays are here. It is inevitable that during this time separated parents will be considering taking their child or children on a summer holiday. Yet, what happens if such summer holiday arrangements cannot be agreed?

If you have a farm and are going through a divorce you may be concerned about how your divorce settlement will deal with the farm and how it could impact your business and livelihood as a whole. This blog explores how farms in an agricultural divorce are treated, what makes them particularly unique, and how you could possibly protect your farm in a divorce.

A pre-nuptial agreement can be a useful document to draw up in advance of getting married or entering into a civil partnership to offer protection and some certainty if you were to divorce.

If you are experiencing a family law matter, you may be able to get help to pay for legal costs in the form of Legal Aid.

Our latest Child Care blog explains what Legal Aid is, the circumstances in which you are eligible and the information required to apply for Legal Aid.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to work in our Private Law Family Team.

Our latest Family Law blog by partner Paul Cobb discusses the importance of making a Financial Order to sever all financial ties upon divorce, and the repercussions of not doing so.

On 6th April 2022 changes to divorce legislation will come into effect, allowing people to divorce without fault.

From this date, couples who wish to divorce will no longer need to prove that one side is to blame for the breakdown of the marriage due to, for example, adultery or unreasonable behaviour, but they will simply need to provide a statement of irretrievable breakdown of the marriage or civil partnership to obtain a divorce, dissolution of a civil partnership or a judicial separation.

The new reforms will also allow couples to make joint applications for divorce, dissolution and separation and remove the ability to defend the decision to divorce.

Seeking to put an end to the ‘blame game’, the long awaited ‘no fault’ divorce legislation was given Royal assent and became an Act of Parliament on 25th June 2020. Despite this it is not expected to be implemented until 6th April 2022.

With the recent release of the 2021 Legal 500 UK Guide, Rothera Bray’ Family department are delighted to have retained their tier 2 ranking, with the team’s Associate Solicitor Sally Hartland acknowledged as a Rising Star for the second year running.

As a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns, victims of domestic violence are being made to live with their abusers.