Empowering the Backbone In a commendable move, the UK government has solidified its stance on bolstering family-friendly rights through a trilogy of significant legislations. The Carer’s Leave Act 2023, the Protection From Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023, and the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, are monumental steps towards creating a balanced […]
Category: Family Law
Can Solicitors use the “F” Word?
The birthrate in the United Kingdom is currently one of the lowest in the entire globe. It is general knowledge that people in the United Kingdom and other Western countries are delaying the beginning of their families. This trend can also be seen elsewhere in the West. In the past, legal firms had a naive […]
Paternity Fraud: Testing For Paternity Before The Child Is Born
It may be a deeply uncomfortable question to ask, but the best time to have a paternity test is before the child is even born. The specter of paternity fraud dives deep into the most primal human evolutionary fear. No man wants to raise a child not of their own blood – for the most […]
The Year in Review: Outcomes for Children in Need from 2020 to 2021
The top 10 largest children’s care providers made £300m profits the last year. Is this a good thing? One would have to say yes, since providers remaining solvent helps the service help children even if there is an increasing involvement of private equity. At the same time however, there is concern that some providers are […]
Getting Help for Domestic Abuse in the UK is Like Playing the Lottery
Did you know that the Crown Protection Services (CPS) records show that the charging rates for domestic abuse has lowered for the third year in the row? Is that good news? No, it means that the number of cases actually prosecuted has fallen while domestic abuse cases recorded by the police are at record high […]