Family, Care and Divorce Blog Posts

Court Professionals need to understand neurodivergence in the Family Justice System. Family Solicitor, Melissa Knight, breaks down the guidance from The Family Justice Council, for practitioners working with neurodivergent court users, in her latest blog...

Cracking the Code of Assessments in Care Proceedings

By Leonnie Watson

4 minute read

Family, Care and Divorce

30 Apr - 2025

There are a range of assessments which could be completed in care proceedings to determine what is in the best interests of a child. Family solicitor Leonnie Watson explains in her latest blog...

The Common Law Spouse Myth & Cohabitation Reform

By Katie Copsey

4 minute read

Family, Care and Divorce

29 Apr - 2025

It is a common misconception that a couple who live together have the same rights as those who are married or in a civil partnership, at the end of the relationship. Legal Executive, Katie Copsey, debunks this myth in her latest blog...

Care Proceedings: Adverse Inferences and Drug Testing

By Sophie Haywood

3 minute read

Family, Care and Divorce

22 Apr - 2025

Drug use, drug testing and care proceedings, Sophie Haywood discusses adverse inferences and drug testing in her latest blog....

Spending Mother’s Day Without Your Child

By Leonnie Watson

3 minute read

Family, Care and Divorce

19 Mar - 2025

Mother's Day can be a day of joy for mothers and children to spend time together. For others though this is a more difficult day than most.

Contact after Adoption

By Fiona Moffat

9 minute read

Family, Care and Divorce

18 Mar - 2025

In this article Family Law Solicitor, Fiona Moffat, looks at the existing law around post adoption contact, the proposals of the PLWG report and the issues this raises.