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Avoiding summer holiday contact issues – how to make it work

With the May half-term school holiday now a distant memory, and only a matter of weeks then left until the Summer Holiday is upon us all, many separated parents will be thinking about taking their children on a summer break out of the country. Here’s our guidance on avoiding summer holiday contact issues.

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A businessman ordered by judges to share his millions with his ex-wife – even though they had been separated for more than a decade – has hit out at the ruling.

Do you offer pay as you go legal advice and help?

At Prism Family Law, we understand entirely that not everyone can afford to instruct a solicitor on a privately fee paying basis – the traditional method of employing a solicitor or lawyer to help in your case. But, can we offer pay as you go legal advice and help?

Why should you use a Family Law solicitor?

Getting divorced or dissolving a civil partnership can be an emotional, worrying and difficult time. At such a time you need someone on your side who will be there for you. A family law solicitor will support you through the divorce process, and will give you advice that you can trust about the things that

Can a child give evidence in family proceedings?

In the case of Re E (A Child) [2016] EWCA Civ 473, Lord Justice McFarlane more recently reminded practitioners that: “As is well known, children, even children of a very young age, who have made allegations of abuse which are subsequently the subject of criminal proceedings, are required to give live evidence within the criminal

When should I apply for a without notice order?

In many cases, it is entirely appropriate and proper for a client to attend the Family Court and seek help without having given any prior notice of the application to the party on the other side.