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On any application to court in relation to arrangements for children, the Judge will presume that the involvement of a parent in a child’s life will be positive and in the best interests of the child unless there is evidence to the contrary.
Children must always be protected from harm or the risk of harm. It impacts badly on their welfare and development.
We have produced a short guide that explores the different stages of getting a financial remedy through the courts in the context of divorce or dissolution.
There are four stages and the guide looks at each of them in turn:
By Melissa Doherty, Trainee Solicitor in the Family Law Department
On the 27th November, Beth Woodward, specialist Family Lawyer, and I attended the MKACT domestic abuse course in Milton Keynes. It was a very insightful and eye-opening experience that we both were very pleased to have attended.
“I used to hope I was a great feminist role model because I work full-time often away from home. I was the breadwinner, the high earner, the successful one………my husband’s work was no less important or interesting, but as a university lecturer, his was far less frenetic. He was at home more and usually did all the cooking for the children. He insisted on doing it anyway, at all times.
You may have already started your preparations for Christmas with Christmas shopping and festivity preparation. In the midst of the festivities have you communicated to your children what is happening over Christmas?
As a senior family solicitor, I’m very familiar with the last minute calls from my clients to resolve the Christmas contact arrangements.
