Welsh rugby star Ian Gough has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-partner and the mother of his son. Sophie Cahill who is a former Miss Wales alleged that Mr Gough assaulted her during a handover of their son. At Higgins Miller we often encounter clients who have difficulties at handovers. This is of course […]
In the news today it is being reported that Cheryl Cole has married for a second time. It was confirmed that she married her boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini earlier this month in a secret ceremony in Mustique. Cheryl revealed the news via her website saying, “I usually do not discuss my personal life but to stop the […]
At Higgins Miller we have become aware that an increasing number of people who have special guardianship orders are having difficulties in relation to obtaining financial support for the children that they are caring for. The law requires a local authority in which the special guardian lives to consider what payments would have been made […]
Funding Your Case. It is always a difficult question for any client – how will I pay for it? Higgins Miller Solicitors do undertake cases funded through Legal Aid for those clients who are eligible. However next year will see massive changes which will see most cases involving children or divorce no longer eligible for […]
HOW DO I GET DIVORCED? At Higgins Miller Solicitors we see lots of clients who want to divorce but do not know if they can or what they need to do, so what’s the answer? Well you have to have been married for at least a year. We will need the marriage certificate or a […]
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY? Parental responsibility sounds like something that we all know about but actually more than 20 years after the legal concept was introduced many parents still do not know what it is, how you get it or why it is important. It is often only after they have been to see us at Higgins […]
At Higgins Miller Solicitors we have always been committed to resolving your case in the best way possible for you and your circumstances. That can be done in lots of different ways such as face to face negotiation, letters and phone calls between solicitors and, sometimes, court. We have always been committed to mediation: the […]
Going through a divorce is hard enough but its made worse when you have to worry about the cost of it. That’s why we have launched our fixed fee for divorce scheme. The scheme is designed for undefended divorces proceeding by consent. If you are starting the divorce then our fee is £250 plus VAT* and […]
The government has today announced changes to the child maintenance system. At the moment this is only a consultation so nothing is going to happen immediately. The proposals are based around encouraging separating parents to agree arrangements. That happens in quite at lot of cases already but anything that encourages this happening more should be a […]