The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, which gained Royal Assent in April last year, has come into force on 27 February 2023. It means that 16 and 17 year olds will no longer be allowed to marry or enter a civil partnership, even if they have parental consent. It is now …
Employing a solicitor is not as scary as you think…
I often have people who come to see me say at the end of our first meeting that it was all okay really and it was not scary. I get it. Coming to see a solicitor can seem a bit overwhelming. Will you understand all that is being said? Will you remember all that is being said? What if you have …
Digital Court Reform Marches On
From 31 January 2023, family law solicitors dealing with applications for financial orders must lodge their documents and papers via the digital portal, as part of the onward march of court reform. There is a period of one month's grace and after that, no paper applications or …