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This Divorce Week 2016, As a proud member of Resolution, Prism Family Law are proud to be part of a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals who aim to resolve issues in a constructive way.
Applications made before the Family Court for Child Arrangement Orders, be it for contact or residence or any other order for that matter, are often bedevilled by allegations of domestic violence and/or drug and alcohol abuse cases, for which there are no easy fixes.
With over 66,000 private family law cases having been issued at the family court between April and June 2016, Government statistics have revealed an alarming increase in the number of people attending court without legal representation.
If you’re facing separation and worried your spouse might make you leave the family home, even though you have nowhere else to go, you’re not alone. At Prism Family Law, we often hear from people asking: “Can my spouse kick me out of the house if I’m not on the mortgage?” “Do I have any
On 29 September 2016 the Ministry of Justice published its legal aid and family court statistics.
At Prism Family Law, we often meet with wives or husbands who say that they are thinking about living apart from their spouse and being separated but not divorced, but there are many reasons why, if a marriage has truly broken down, it is a bad idea to just simply separate.
As from 11 January 2015, victims of violence – notably those who have suffered domestic violence or stalking – are able to guarantee themselves better protection in any European Union (EU) Member State. What the regulations and directives provide for is that restraining, protection and barring orders issued in one Member State are now quickly
Cohabiting Parental Responsibility means both parents are responsible for financially supporting their children. The father is equally responsible even if he is neither living with the mother nor named on the child’s birth certificate. He can be contacted by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) for maintenance if he is not living with the mother. Similarly,
Is family court at crisis point? With recent news that the Court of Appeal is to stop hearing all appeals and challenges to decisions made in local family courts is this yet another sign that the family court is now at crisis point?
Does Prism Family Law 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.