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Civil Fraud Quarterly Round-Up: Q4 2025
Mary Young
1 November 2019
National Fertility Awareness Week – facing fertility issues and the strains it can place on relationships
This week is National Fertility Awareness Week. Culminating with World Fertility Day on 2 November 2019, Fertility Network UK’s focus throughout the week includes: the impact of infertility on your mental health; infertility in the workplace; men and infertility; and fertility education. A huge number of important issues are raised, and stories shared, which helps us to see that infertility touches the lives of many people in many ways. In this blog, Connie Atkinson shares her personal experience of dealing with fertility issues and how she as a family and divorce lawyer witness the strain it can place on relationships.
11 September 2019
Co-parenting with my ex - how do I do it?
Parenting is hard. Working out how to parent with your partner is hard. Who does what, when and how, where the boundaries are – so many small decisions that make up a big part of your child’s life. So how do you co-parent when your partner becomes your ex?
26 July 2019
Practical tips and legal issues to consider when separating from your spouse or partner
When a relationship breaks down resulting in a decision to separate, this is likely to create a challenging period for you and your family where you are faced with change and uncertainty about your future. Understandably, separation from a partner or spouse and thinking about how you will move forward and make decisions independently can be overwhelming. There are steps that you can take independently (some small and others requiring more commitment) in the short term to protect your emotional wellbeing and financial position. In this blog, we set out some examples of steps you can take.
16 August 2018
Alternative Dispute Resolution for disagreements over children: if it's good enough for Brangelina...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's very public breakup has taken a different (and even more regrettable) turn in recent months with newspapers reporting on the apparently 'vitriolic' dispute over their children. The disagreement has allegedly arisen as Jolie is due to start filming Maleficent 2 in Europe while Pitt is committed to a new role in Los Angeles, making regular time with the children a near impossibility for the 'non-resident' parent. In addition, Jolie has claimed that Pitt has failed to provide ‘meaningful’ financial support. It has been suggested that mediation, one form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), was offered as a means to keep the matter out of court.
28 June 2018
International families and the price of child relocation without consent
The recent case of a British mother of three young children who was extradited from the United States to England to face criminal charges relating to child abduction and passport fraud serves as a stark reminder of the heartbreaking predicament that an international family can face upon the breakdown of a relationship.