No Fault Divorce

No Fault Divorce

New Year, New Grounds It is no secret that January can be a busy month in Family law with statistically higher divorce applications. Whether 2022 will see that being the case remains to be seen but what can be seen, is a new way of proceeding. From 6th April 2022 the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 takes…

Unmarried But Cohabiting?

Unmarried But Cohabiting?

Unlevel Playing Field For many years the legal world has had to advise those at the end of cohabiting relationships that what they think they should be entitled to and what they are entitled to are not very often the same thing. There is no ‘spousal’ maintenance nor pension share for a cohabiting couple. There…