Yesterday the world went crazy with the announcement of Prince Harry’s engagement to American actress Meghan Markle. A huge congratulations to Prince Harry and Miss Markle!

Cohabiting couples - those living together but not married are the fastest growing family type in the country with figures showing that there are over 3.3 million cohabiting couples in the UK.

A recent report shows that victims of domestic violence are now better supported and better protected by the Police.

Ramsdens Solicitors have recently welcomed four new starters to the firm across their Commercial, Family and Private Client teams.

The Government has announced a consultation to analyse whether or not access to justice has been restricted by the cuts to Legal Aid. The LAPSO reforms were introduced in 2013 and were intended to save around £450 million a year.

A report, written by inspectors from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission and other agencies has found that child victims of domestic abuse are being ignored because some police officers view it as a “lifestyle choice.”

The wife, Mrs Tini Owens, in the widely publicised defended divorce application, has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Court of Appeal. In March, the Court of Appeal refused her application for divorce from her husband of 40 years on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour. Mrs Owens described feeling trapped in a "loveless and desperately unhappy" marriage.

If you are being forced to change your behavior because you are frightened of your partner then you may be a victim of domestic abuse.