If we believe the adverts from the famous large stores there is always snow, log fires and lots of food and sharing of family time. We all buy into the dream and think Christmas must be special, traditions maintained at whatever the price to the family budget. Sometimes time spent together at Christmas brings into sharp focus the cracks in a relationship, the stresses and strains on the family budget push and pull during this time together and papering over the cracks is no longer possible.
Friends and family see and feel this stress and strain and start offering advice that not only must we all go on a diet and do dry January but we need to sort our lives out. Staying together to make a good Christmas for the children has not worked.
This is when we are spurred on to seek out professional advice as to how we take the next steps.
Next Steps
We at Timms are sympathetic to the first exploratory steps you may need to take in order to start to sort your life out in whatever way is right for you.
We don’t have all the answers, of course, as every family is different but we can give solid advice and as a result of experience in our team we can guide you through the overwhelming anxieties you may have;
- We can help with how family time should be shared for children so that you can be as fair to everyone as far as possible if you decide to separate
- We can help with how separation can happen and the various options flowing from that decision. For example, how to tell your partner that you have come to the decision to separate
- You will need to think practically about accommodation and finances and how all of this will come together
- Maintaining continuity for the children in education and what support networks they can access
How Timms Can Help
So, whilst you are mulling things over, why not seek advice from the team, we can be contacted on freephone 0800 011 6666 or via email at legal@timms-law.com, or alternatively feel free to check out the Family Law section of our website.
We do offer fixed fee appointments to help with some of the questions keeping you awake at night before you make decisions.
