Parental alienation is a strategy whereby one parent intentionally portrays a negative, unjustified and even untruthful image of the other parent. We outline in this blog how abusers are taking advantage.

A Cohabitation Agreement is a legally binding document drawn up by unmarried couples who are living together. You can draw up an agreement at any time although it is better to do so before you move in together. Read our blog post to find out more.

For most families, Christmas is a joyous time as they get together to enjoy the festive period. This is not the case for many divorced and separated families who may find the festive period stressful as they need to decide who will have the children and when. With merely a month left until Christmas day, it is important for separated parents to plan ahead and agree on how their children will spend time with each parent during the holidays.

Following the provisions under the Divorce Dissolution and Separation act coming into force on 6th April 2022, the latest figures published by the Ministry of Justice over a 12 month period show that 33,566 applications for divorce were made under the new and old law. This is a 22% increase on the same period last year and the highest number of applications in a decade.

The words family mediation are used both in the media and by lawyers on a regular basis however a lot of people are under the misconception that it is a process which people attend to try and reconcile their marriage or relationship and is often the reason why people do not wish to engage in the mediation process.

In April 2022 a new divorce process was implemented under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act, removing the need for couples to assign blame to one party for the breakdown of their marriage.

It’s been another excellent year for Ramsdens in The Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings.

Following the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill, the Marriage and Civil Partnerships (Minimum Age) Act 2022 is expected to be effective from 27 February 2023.