How Can I Protect Inheritance in a Divorce?
Emma Lawler
Within a divorce it is not unusual for one or both parties to have or had some inheritance. Understandably, if you separate, it can feel unfair for any part of that inheritance to be included in your divorce settlement.
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Private School Fees for Separated Parents | What to Expect from a Labour Government
There has been much hype in the media running up to the recent election about Labour's planned "tax raid" on private school fees. Whether the new government intends to fully implement this policy remains to be seen, but it may be as soon as January 2025 if they do.
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Family Law Solicitor Returns to Sills & Betteridge LLP as Partner
Emma Lawler has returned to the firm’s esteemed matrimonial finances team after 10 years as head of family law at Langleys in Lincoln, now part of Knights PLC.
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Separated Parents and Holidays Abroad - Can You Take Your Children?
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Jessica Firth-Brown
- 14 Jun 2024
- Law Blog
- Divorce & Separation News and Legal Updates
- Family Emergency
Jessica Firth-Brown
If you are separated from your child's other parent, and fear planning a holiday abroad will cause conflict, it may help to be clear on the facts from the start.
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Lawyers on Cloud Nine after Promotions!
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Karen Bower-Brown
- 13 Jun 2024
- Firm News
- Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Residential Property
- Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
- Divorce & Separation News and Legal Updates
- Family Emergency
Karen Bower-Brown
We have made nine promotions across the business further to recent changes to our promotion policy.
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New Family Procedure Rules Encourage Mediation for Separating Couples
Lisa Kellett
From 29th April 2024, changes to the Family Procedure Rules allow courts to give stronger encouragement to separating couples to resolve their disputes before going to court, as well as changing court procedures to make it easier to divert families to out-of-court dispute resolution options if exemptions are not properly claimed, or parties have not tried other options.
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