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Divorce & Family Law Blog

This page contains all our blogs related to Divorce & Family Law. If you are interested in a specific area, you may prefer to view one of our specialized subcategories.

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Harrowells now has an office in Malton

Posted2021-02-17 00:00
AuthorPeter Mills

Our Agricultural, Commercial and Private Client Teams have been successful in winning new instructions in the Ryedale area in recent months. As a result, we have opened a base in Malton so that we can more easily look after our clients and contacts in the...

What happens if my child refuses to go to Contact?

Posted2021-02-15 00:00

The paramount consideration of the court in determining arrangements for children is ‘what is in the best interests of the child?’ The court will apply, as previously explained in earlier blogs, the welfare checklist which does include taking...

Do I have to attend mediation?

Posted2021-01-22 00:00

If you are intending to divorce, you do not need to attend mediation before you start the divorce proceedings. However, if there are financial issues to resolve, or if you are not agreed about arrangements for your children, then you may need to attend...

Bitcoin and Divorce

Posted2021-01-12 00:00
AuthorAmy Foweather

The main point to take away from this blog is do NOT ignore cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin which typically use blockchain technology to trade digitally. I have known clients try to simply dismiss the fact that they think their spouse might have bought...

Will divorce rates rise in 2021?

Posted2021-01-07 00:00

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have recently confirmed that divorce rates increased in 2019 to the highest level in 5 years with 107,599 couples divorcing last year. This was attributed to a backlog of divorce cases following the centralisation of...

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