At Higgins Miller we specialise in all areas of family law but perhaps at the heart of what we do are divorce proceedings. We have a wealth of experience dealing with all aspects of divorce from the paperwork relating to the divorce itself to the financial and children aspects that are often the most important […]
More than 1,300 people have learnt the abusive past of their partners via disclosures from police under Clare’s law which allows police to disclose information about a partner’s previous history of domestic violence or violent acts. The scheme is named after Clare Wood, 36, from Salford, who was strangled and set on fire in 2009 […]
Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has been criticised in the media by the grandfather of his 22 month old daughter, Gemma, for failing to pay child maintenance. Mr Gallagher had a relationship with Gemma’s mother whilst he was married. He has never seen his child and last week was fined £5000 for failing to turn […]
Happy new year to you all from Higgins Miller. We are celebrating the new year with the launch of our brand new You Tube channel which contains videos giving all sorts of information about a variety of family law issues. You can take a look now by clicking here. For more information and advice please […]
Happy Christmas from us all at Higgins Miller we hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. We have not sent Christmas cards this year but instead have made donations to two local charities Stockport Food Bank and Stockport Foster Carers’ Association. Today at lunchtime we exchanged our secret santa gifts some […]
January is always a busy time in Family Law with a rush of new instructions. The annual tradition of New Year’s resolutions often includes the resolve to do something about the unhappy marriage or relationship. At this difficult time it’s important to get good advice. Higgins Miller Solicitors can offer advice on all aspects of […]
As of yesterday it is now possible to convert a civil partnership into a marriage. Earlier this year the Marriage Act made same sex marriage legal for the first time but there was no way for those couples who already had a civil partnership to convert that into a marriage. Now the law has been […]
A survey of young people whose parents have divorced has revealed that two thirds of children feel that their parents’ separation led to their GCSE results suffering. 44 per cent also found that their A Level results were negatively effected. More worrying was that 14 per cent of those surveyed said that they had begun […]
A senior family Judge has called for fixed pricing for each stage of a finance case after he heard a case where the costs of both parties totalled £920,000 or 31.9% of the assets of the marriage. In this particular case the costs were so high partly due to both parties being allowed to appoint […]
The country’s top family judge, Sir James Munby has expressed his significant concern about a case where two parents have been denied access to legal aid to contest an application for the adoption of their child. Both parents have learning difficulties and would find it extremely difficult to represent themselves. However, legal aid in this […]