At the beginning of April 2023, Cafcass launched a new arrangement for separating parents to get help during their separation. Previously we had the SPIP – Separated Parents Information Programme and now we have Planning Together for Children. Planning Together for Children is for families in …
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Changes to Capital Gains Tax
It is often only when you get into sorting out the financial matters between a couple that they realise that capital gains tax is a ‘thing’ and it could cause problems and cost. Happily, the restrictive and often torturous rules are changing as from 6 April 2023. The changes are that separating …
Minimum age for marriage is increased
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 …