Staying together for the sake of the children
Posted By: Carla Fraser
Is staying married for the sake of children actually damaging to children? When contemplating separation and divorce, many parents opt to put it off due to the potential impact on their children. However, feuding parents staying together could be causing their children more psychological damage th...
When divorce is all on their terms
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Often when a couple separates, one spouse has been contemplating the decision for sometime, and the other is entirely in the dark, or certainly not on the same page as their spouse. For a spouse kept in the dark, it can often feel like so many decisions are being made around you, and that you ha...
Can I issue divorce proceedings in Northern Ireland?
Posted By: Julie Tierney
With our world becoming increasingly smaller, family life has taken on much more of an international element in recent years, with more and more people commuting to work outside of Northern Ireland, living half of the year in another country, moving away from home for a time and/or returning to live...
Posted By: Carla Fraser
I am often asked by clients what to do if they are concerned their ex partner’s alcohol consumption is affecting their parenting and their ability to appropriately care for their children. Does this mean that a parent cannot enjoy a couple of drinks at a family event? Alcohol affects ea...
Family Lawyers - We are human too!
Posted By: Carla Fraser
Reality dawned on me one day last month. - I walked into the same Domestic Violence Court that I have appeared in on a weekly basis, over the past five years, and saw there were 100 cases on the Court list. Whilst it was undoubtedly clear I would be detained at Court much longer than I h...
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...
