An additional £800,000 in funding was announced over the weekend for the Government's family mediation scheme aimed at solving parental disputes away from court. The scheme provides separating couples with a £500 voucher for mediation services and was initially launched back in March …
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Date confirmed for digital only divorce
An announcement from HMCTS today: From 13th September 2021 HMCTS will be mandating the digital divorce process which means that legal representatives will need to process their divorce applications using the digital online service rather than using the paper D8 form. The exceptions to …
Cohabiting couples to benefit from changes to bereavement benefit rules
Previously, a surviving parent could only claim the financial support if they had been married or in a civil partnership at the time of their spouse or civil partner’s death. Under plans announced today, Widowed Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Support Payments will be extended to …