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Key takeaways from the Home Secretary’s Statement on Asylum Reforms: 30-months permission to stay for new claims and transitional arrangements for pending cases
Oliver Oldman
11 September 2014
Facing an allegation of domestic abuse on relationship breakdown
Despite decades of work by governments, police agencies, and charities, the statistics relating to domestic abuse are still horrific.
In our experience, it is often at the point of breakup of a relationship that allegations of abuse first surface, which can lead to criminal and civil consequences for the abuser, and can make an already complicated and difficult situation even more tense.
15 August 2014
Uncoupling? How to consciously protect the children
It is all too easy to become self-involved and entirely consumed by the breakdown of a relationship. Separating from spouses or partners turns most people’s worlds upside down. Uncertainty and insecurity reigns. The grief that comes with a relationship breakdown is often suppressed and buried beneath a survival instinct to get through the day.
15 August 2014
Same-sex marriage - conversions and cross-border hazards
The government recently released proposals for the conversion of civil partnerships to same-sex marriages, which have been available in England and Wales since Saturday 29 March 2014. The plans mean that, from December this year, civil partners will be able to attend a register office to be issued with a “certificate of conversion” free of charge (although after 12 months it is proposed there will be a fee of £45).
31 July 2014
Surrogacy and modern families – calls for increased regulation and extended parental order deadlines
My immigration colleague, Katie Newbury and I attended the Association of Lawyers for Children Conference last week, “Modern Families in Modern Britain: Is law keeping pace with medical and research advances?”
21 July 2014
International divorce – do you need to divorce in the same country you were married?
Our clients frequently come to us with the understanding that where they marry is relevant to where they will get divorced. They assume there is a connection to that place and that there is no choice therefore as to where they might get divorced. These assumptions are wrong and an already complex picture is even more confusing for international couples when it comes to pre-nuptial agreements.
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- Divorce & Separation
- Financial Settlements
- International Adoption & Surrogacy
- International Family Law
- Mediation & Alternatives to Litigation
- Pre-nuptial & Post-nuptial Agreements
- Anglo French Family Law
- Legal Updates
- Reflections on The Split
- Child Relocation after Divorce or Separation