UK Lockdown: What Does this Mean for Separated Parents?
Following the new lockdown, the rules on whether children of separated or divorced parents can visit them have now been clearly laid out. Law expert from Manchester explains.
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Happy Holidays
The Christmas holidays are fast approaching and for some lucky people that may mean travelling abroad. But if you are separated from your child’s other parent, this can bring issues which need to be addressed with your former partner long before you head off for the ski slopes or the beach. What do you need to consider?
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Countdown to Christmas
The season of “good cheer” can be anything but that if your family has separated. It poses difficulties such as who has the children on which of the important days, do you buy presents together or separately and many others? There is never an easy solution at this “family” time of year, but here are some of our top tips.
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Driven to Distraction?
The school summer holidays are over and it’s back to the family routine. From both a time and money perspective for many divorced and separated parents, this can be a point of serious disagreement, one that sometimes results in one or both parties going to court.
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After the Break
Adriana Galimberti-Rennie, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Managing Director of Painless Divorce, explains how the small things can make a big difference in organising ‘back to school’ life after parental separation
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Boredom Busters for a Stress-Free Summer
The lengthy summer holiday can be a trying time for parents. Even more so for divorced or separated couples, when the pressure to entertain over-excited and increasingly sunburnt children has to be shared and coordinated with military precision
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Family Holidays Post-Separation
For parents who have just separated, taking your children on holiday without the other partner can be a daunting prospect; you will have to do everything yourself whilst also being aware of the other’s absence. You may have already had a partial experience of taking your children away and your other half joining you part-way through, but this will be different.
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What Makes a Good Children Lawyer?
Sometimes court has to intervene in a child’s life. Then, who represents the children and what skills are required to represent a child? Find out in our article. . .
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Family Separation:
What Helps and What Hurts Children
Every separating parent worries about their children: how will they cope and adjust, is there a right and a wrong way to talk to children and when is the best time to have this difficult conversation.
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Making a Statement
If your child is struggling at school and you think they may have problems that require specialist attention, you may be looking not only for medical advice, but for legal as well. Statement of Special Educational Needs is a document needed by a small number of children, but it’s an extremely important one, which gives you and your child rights to provision and support which can be enforced by law.
Read MoreChildren and Divorce
One in every four children has parents who are divorced. Around 650 children see their parents separate or divorce every day and over 2.5 million children are now growing up as part of a stepfamily. Parents who separate or divorce are often unsure as to their rights regarding their children. Below Joan Gross from QualitySolicitors answers some of the frequently asked questions about divorce, child support, custody & family law.
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