I have just separated from my spouse. Will I qualify for Legal Aid?
Posted By: Carla Fraser
Whether or not you qualify for Legal Aid will firstly depend upon what you are requesting funding for. Legal Aid for issues surrounding separation and divorce is means tested. This means that the Legal Services Agency will look at what assets you own and what your income is when assessing whether...
Bitesize Myth Buster Series 5; Co-habitation does not give you the same rights as being married
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Welcome to series 5 of our Bitesize Myth Buster. If you are facing divorce, we hope our bitesize blog will help alleviate some of the unnecessary worries you may have at an early stage and/or help you get to grips with the principles of divorce in Northern Ireland. Co-habitation does not give you...
Bitesize Myth Buster Series 4; Each spouse needs their own solicitor
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Welcome to series 4 of our Bitesize Myth Buster. If you are facing divorce, we hope our bitesize blog will help alleviate some of the unnecessary worries you may have at an early stage and/or help you get to grips with the principles of divorce in Northern Ireland. Each spouse needs their own soli...
Bitesize Myth Buster Series 3; You don’t have to legally own something to be entitled to it
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Welcome to series 3 of our Bitesize Myth Buster. If you are facing divorce, we hope our bitesize blog will help alleviate some of the unnecessary worries you may have at an early stage and/or help you get to grips with the principles of divorce in Northern Ireland. You don’t have to legally...
Bitesize Myth Buster Series 2; Divorce and finances are two different things
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Welcome to series 2 of our Bitesize Myth Buster. If you are facing divorce, we hope our bitesize blog will help alleviate some of the unnecessary worries you may have at an early stage and/or help you get to grips with the principles of divorce in Northern Ireland. Divorce and finances are two dif...
Bitesize Myth Buster Series 1; It doesn’t matter who’s to blame
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Welcome to series 1 of our Bitesize Myth Buster. If you are facing divorce, we hope our bitesize blog will help alleviate some of the unnecessary worries you may have at an early stage and/or help you get to grips with the principles of divorce in Northern Ireland. It doesn’t matter who&rsqu...
5 Tips on preparing for your first Divorce meeting
Posted By: Julie Tierney
It is unfortunately that time of year when solicitors are met with a surge in divorce queries. The Christmas holidays can put significant strain on relationships that were perhaps already at breaking point. Alternatively, people see a new year as a new beginning and resolve to finally begin the divo...
