Chris Lloyd-Smith

What is a Civil Partnership, and why is it only now that mixed-sex couples have the option of entering into them rather than only same-sex couples?

Despite its eternal charm, Christmas is stressful. This pressure can only be sustained for so long and can accentuate fracture points in a person’s marriage.

As family solicitors we see many cases such as these and some which boil over into legal disputes and court proceedings.

Finding the right gift, money worries, family problems, and alcohol-fuelled celebrations all add to a cocktail of issues that can cause difficulties within relationships.

Since the introduction of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, the police have routinely dealt with low-level ‘harassment’ by issuing a Police Information (Harassment) Notice (PIN).

The post-Brexit fall-out has been noticeable by the number of 'unknowns' and 'what-ifs?'. We're not any clearer on what the UK will look like, nor how our European neighbours will see us after we leave the EU.

Evidence suggests that more than one in four parents make an effort to hide relationship problems at Christmas and stay together for the sake of their children.

Traditionally, a parent wishing to relocate to another part of the country could usually do so, unless “exceptional circumstances” existed. Where a parent wanted to relocate abroad, the consideration was very different.

What is a pre-nuptial agreement? A pre-nuptial agreement is a contract that a couple enters into before marriage which sets out their rights to property, assets, debts and income acquired before their relationship commenced, during the relationship, or after separation or divorce,  in the event their relationship ends.