BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
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BLB Solicitors is a leading regional law firm. At BLB Solicitors, we understand that divorce and separation can be a difficult time for all concerned. Our Family Team will work with you to provide advice on all aspects of this specialist and sensitive area of the law, including: Divorce and Separation Dividing finances on divorce - including properties, businesses, pensions and many more.
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
3M ago
Senior family lawyer Lucy Jones considers when and how a child’s surname can legally be changed. For further information, contact our team on 01793 615011 or complete the Contact Form below.
The general legal position on changing a child’s surname is clear. Section 13 of the Children Act 1989 says that until a child is 16, “no person may cause the child to be known by a new surname…without either the written consent of every person who has parental responsibility for the child or the leave of the court”.
From the age of 16, a person can change their name without the consent of those wi ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
3M ago
What is a Child Arrangements Order, how do you apply, and what does the court consider before making one? Senior family lawyer Lucy Jones explains. For further information, contact our team on 01793 615011 or complete the Contact Form below.
What is a Child Arrangements Order?
Child Arrangement Orders have replaced Contact and Residence Orders, although if you already have one of these, you do not need to reapply.
A Child Arrangements Order is a court order setting out:
with whom a child should live, spend time, or otherwise have contact, and
when a child is to live, spend time o ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
4M ago
Children’s law expert Lucy Jones gives her top tips for parents on coping with Christmas separation. Lucy is available on 01225 755656. You can also contact her by email or by completing the Contact Form below. Find out more about our Family Law services.
Top tips for Christmas separation
Christmas can be an especially difficult period for families with divorced or separated parents. Children will want to spend time with everybody, but strained relations or distance can make this very difficult. Here are my top tips for navigating the troubled festive period.
1. Decide how you’re going ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
4M ago
As the Competition and Markets Authority investigate so-called “Quickie Divorce” providers, what problems have they identified? Contact our Divorce and Family Law Team on 01225 462871 or complete the Contact Form at the foot of this page.
Quickie divorce
Google ‘Get a Divorce’ and you face a host of paid adverts for services promising a ‘quick’ and ‘easy’ service:
“Quickee divorce”
“Get a divorce in weeks for £199 – no courts and no solicitor fees”
“24 hour service – start your fast divorce today”
Too good to be true? Absolutely!
And now a report by the BBC reveals that so-called ‘qu ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
6M ago
Our Family Law Team are available on 01225 462871. Alternatively, you can complete the Contact Form at the foot of this page.
When the Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on 5th December 2005, same-sex couples, 16 years and over could obtain legal recognition of their relationship for the first time. And since 31st December 2019, civil partnerships have also been open to opposite-sex couples.
Civil partnerships allow unmarried couples to access the same tax, inheritance, and pension rights and entitlements as married couples.
Subsequently, the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Ac ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
7M ago
Discover more about ending gaslighting and other forms of domestic abuse. Our Family Law Team are available on 01225 462871 or by completing the Contact Form below.
What is gaslighting?
Gaslighting is a term still unfamiliar to many of us. However, it’s becoming more widely recognised due to the greater understanding that domestic abuse is far more than just physical. These days, the law acknowledges abuse in other forms, including coercive or financial control. Indeed, Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 made gaslighting a criminal offence.
In short, gaslighting involves psy ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
9M ago
Most agree that cohabitation law reform is long overdue. But currently, government priorities lie elsewhere. Our team are available on 01225 462871. Alternatively, you can contact them by completing the Contact Form at the foot of this page.
According to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, one if four cohabiting couples are not married or in a civil partnership. And that’s up from around one in five just ten years ago.
The ONS figures reveal the most significant increase in cohabitation over that period is among those aged 25 to 29, up from 56.5% to 71.6%. These figures are also ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
1y ago
Contact our Family Law Team on 01225 462871 or by email.
Since December 2019, opposite and same-sex couples can choose between marriage or entering a civil partnership. For most couples, there’s no hesitation in knowing which is right for them, and from a legal perspective, there are no significant differences. There are, however, a few subtle differences.
How to describe your relationship
For legal purposes, civil partners cannot describe themselves as married, and vice versa.
Entering a marriage or civil partnership
While a civil partnership is entirely a civil occasion, marriages ma ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
1y ago
If you find yourself without representation in the Family Court, here are some top tips to help navigate you through the process. Obtaining legal advice and/or representation may not be as costly as you think. Contact our Family Law Team on 01225 755656 for more information.
Every month, thousands of people represent themselves in the Family Court as litigants in person. Some are thoroughly well-prepared and require little or no assistance. But that is very often not the case. In those cases, a family lawyer representing the other party can find it a real challenge to maintain a balanc ..read more
BLB Solicitors | Divorce and Family Law
1y ago
Our Family Law Team are available on 01225 462871. Alternatively, you can contact them by email, or by completing the Contact Form at the foot of this page.
Full financial disclosure is essential to the resolution of finances on divorce. Without this ‘cards on the table’ approach, a fair division of assets simply isn’t possible. However, human nature being what it is, there are often occasions when one or both parties will attempt to hide assets, inflate liabilities, or otherwise muddy the waters with a view to achieving a better outcome for themselves.
But beware, many cases of incomp ..read more