An article in today’s Daily Mail suggests that children of divorced parents are likely to suffer psychological problems during their childhood and as a result will be less successful adults. At Higgins Miller we don’t agree that a divorce or relationship breakdown has to lead to such problems for children. We firmly believe that parents […]
Many more people than the Government has estimated will be affected if the proposed cuts to legal aid become reality. Research be the Legal Action Group shows that “the government’s prediction that 502,000 people would lose access to civil legal aid had ‘grossly underestimated’ the impact of its cuts, putting the true figure at more […]
In an article last week the press association reported that many parents have become reluctant to leave money to their married children in case they get divorced. One way that this may be resolved is if pre-nuptial agreements become enforceable in English Law. At Higgins Miller we can offer advice on pre-nuptial agreements and we […]
We have noticed a significant increase in cases which involve facebook. It has cropped up in cases about children and divorce when a client has discovered something about an ex-partner on facebook and has then brought this to us as evidence of their behaviour. This has been the topic of a recent article in the […]
The Government announced yesterday that all divorcing couples who have a dispute to resolve around children or finances will be required to attend an assessment session to determine whether mediation would be appropriate before any applications to court would be allowed. You can read more about the proposals here. At Higgins Miller we are strong believers […]
We have spoken a lot about legal aid recently. The Law Society has launched a campaign to help members of the public understand what changes are proposed and how they will affect people’s rights to legal aid. You can also sign a petition to add your support to the campaign.
We are doing everything that we can to resist the Government’s proposed changes to legal aid and we will be submitting our response to the proposals in the next few days. We are pleased to note that people who have received legal aid have been willing to speak out to the Government about their experiences. Read more […]
We are pleased to see that the Supreme Court has ruled that domestic violence is more than just physical violence. The Court found that domestic violence includes physical violence, threatening or intimidating behaviour and any other form of abuse that, directly or indirectly, may give rise to the risk of harm. We are only too […]
We are concerned about the effect of the proposed changes to legal aid, especially on more vulnerable members of society. Below is an article from the Guardian which sets out some of the concerns that we share. http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/dec/26/legal-aid-cuts-hit-women-justice
Katie Price and Alex Reid have announced that they plan to divorce after marrying in Las Vegas in February 2010. Because they have been married for less than a year they will have to wait to issue divorce proceedings. The law in England and Wales prohibits any divorce petition being presented to the court when […]