Most people, when they come to see me about marriage breakdown, divorce and finances say that what they want is a ‘fair’ outcome and they would like matters to be resolved smoothly, with the minimum of upset – and, of course, legal costs. Most people are aware of the option of mediation. This is …
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Buying a house with family help
According to data released by Legal and General and the Centre for Economic Business, parents are, on average, helping out to the tune of £18,000 (although London is over £30,000 and the South East over £20,000) in 27% of all house purchases, so around 317,000 properties a year. Whilst there is a …
Getting ready for a court hearing –preparing your papers
You’ve sent your court form off, paid the court fee, the court has stamped it and given it a case number, sending it back to you with a date and time to be at court. There will be lots of other information in there, so read it all. Let’s not kid ourselves though. This is tricky stuff and you are …