Mediation is growing in popularity for resolving family issues and certainly has many advantages such as being quicker, cheaper, more flexible and a lot less stressful than going to court. How does it work? Mediation is an informal dispute resolution process that aims to assist separating or …
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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 …
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 …