It is being reported that Kim Kardashian is desperate for a divorce from her estranged husband Kris Humpries so she can marry Kanye West, who she has been dating since earlier this year. Kim married Kris in a wedding ceremony that was televised for her reality tv show a year ago but the marriage only […]
We at Higgins Miller are pleased to welcome the newest member of our team, trainee solicitor, Victoria Brearley. Victoria attended the University of Liverpool, graduating in the summer of 2011. She then completed her Legal Practice Course at The College of Law in Manchester and joined the team at Higgins Miller straight afterwards. Victoria took […]
Every year at Higgins Miller Solicitors we are used to seeing an increase in new clients wanting to commence divorce proceedings in January. This can sometimes be because they have had a difficult time over Christmas with their spouse or simply because they want to make a new start along with the new year. We […]
An article on the BBC website yesterday confirmed that according to research by the Office for National Statistics the numbers of divorcing couples in England and Wales had risen for the first time since 2003. There were 119,589 divorces in 2010 compared with 113,949 in 2009. The divorce rate was highest among those aged between […]
The Family Justice Review has today been published. Its findings include a conclusion that the family justice system currently moves too slowly and should provide a better service to the adults and children who need to use it every year. Whilst we agree that family cases currently can take far longer than they should to […]
The BBC website has today run an article about Family Intervention Projects which are run across the country to help parents get to grips with difficulties they have had in parenting their children and running their homes. The project provides a very intensive service and the workers are available seven days a week. They can […]
Pierre Lagrange who is a Hedge Fund Manager and one of the richest 250 people in Britain has separated from his wife and divorce proceedings have commenced in the Family Division of the High Court. Mr Lagrange has come out as gay and has commenced a relationship with fashion designer Roubi L’Roubi whom he has […]
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has this weekend published an article in the Guardian vowing not to allow any watering down of human rights legislation in this country. He makes the very valid point that the human rights act is most used in this country by those who are most vulnerable and often in the […]
At Higgins Miller we are obviously involved with many single parents and although generally attitudes have moved on there still appears to be some stigma attached to being a single parent. Whilst we believe that it is best for a child to have a positive relationship with both parents following a the breakdown of a […]
In the wake of the death of Amy Winehouse much has been written about the nature of addiction to drugs and alcohol and also about how to help someone suffering with addiction. We at Higgins Miller often advise clients who have problems with addictions to both alcohol and drugs. These clients may be involved with social services or […]