Lancashire Police are reported to have produced a list of words used by teenagers and young people with the ‘translation’ so that the police officer can ‘get down with the kidz’ and police effectively. Here’s the thing: slang words or shortened versions of words are used by all of us, …
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Financial ‘needs’ and divorce
If you are dealing with divorce and the financial disentanglement flowing from that, I am sure you will have hear the phrases 'financial needs' or 'meeting the needs' or the phrase becoming more popular 'needs, generously interpreted'. You might be fine with understanding what that's about. It is a …
Choosing surnames
Surnames. We've all got them and they certainly cause trouble at times. Do you change your name when you get married? What will you name your child if you are not married to the other parent? Does that matter? Certainly, when you are registering the birth, you need to agree the surname and you …