Recent research into the experience of children and young people who go through private family court proceedings has developed some recommendations to improve the process. Researchers recommend that children should: Be sent information about who they will meet and what Read more…
New research has found that the cost of raising a child for a couple is £166,000, and for a lone parent, it’s £220,000. The COVID pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis, and benefit cuts have left the average working family (two parents Read more…
An investigation into providers of online divorces has begun. It follows complaints about unregulated legal services. Online divorce services have grown in popularity since the COVID-19 lockdown. The Competition and Markets Authority will examine misleading claims about the simplicity of Read more…
The latest trends in living arrangements have just been published. There are 28 million households in the UK, two-thirds of which are just one family. There are 19 million families, and just under half have no children. A similar number Read more…
The number of people getting married in England and Wales has reached its lowest since 1838. Weddings fell by 60 percent in 2020, a figure that will have been influenced by restrictions and lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Read more…
After separation, your child or children will need both parents to be actively involved and interested. If you can’t always be there, think about letters, Skype, phone calls, sending photos, and asking questions. Both parents should be involved in the Read more…
Mediation could become mandatory in all suitable family court cases. This means separating couples must try to agree on their child custody and financial arrangements through a Family Mediator. This could also reduce the backlogs in the family courts that Read more…
The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme is being extended until April 2025. It provides separating couples with vouchers worth up to £500 towards the cost of family or divorce mediation. This is costing the government another £15 million. So far, the Read more…
The number of people applying to get divorced is now at its highest in ten years. It’s feared that the cost of living puts marriages under financial strain. That contrasts starkly with 2021 having the lowest level of divorces for Read more…
The proportion of adults in the UK who have never been married or entered into a civil partnership is increasing. In 1991, just over a quarter of adults were single. That is now nearly forty per cent. As of 2021, Read more…