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Key developments in family law in 2024

With January now well out of the way, we’ve been looking to the year ahead here at Harrogate Family Law.  When it comes to change and its potential impact, 2024 was a pretty significant year for family law. It placed a number of things on the family law horizon that we’ll all need to consider ...

2025-02-11T12:44:38+00:00February 11th, 2025|Family law|

The Family Justice Council reveal their guidance on responding to child alienation behaviours

In December 2024, the Family Justice League unveiled their updated guidance on handling allegations of parental and child alienation. President of the Family Justice Council, Sir Andrew McFarlane, commented specifically on the need for this guidance:    ‘In my view, this guidance is required to ensure greater consistency of approach across the courts and to improve ...

2025-01-30T18:31:07+00:00January 30th, 2025|Parental Alienation|

How to prepare for mediation

In 2024, the government announced it wouldn’t be moving forward with proposals to make mediation compulsory for separating couples. However, far from being a carte blanche recommendation for those couples to resolve their differences in the courtroom, other changes ensured the message was clear: mediation must be considered before a case is taken to court.  ...

2025-01-29T08:17:38+00:00January 29th, 2025|Mediation|

The impact of addiction on a marriage

The Adult Substance Misuse Treatment Statistics 2022-2023 Report reported that nearly 300,000 adults in the UK were accessing some sort of addiction treatment service.  The challenges of addiction cannot be underestimated, both for the person going through it and for those around them. While some couples will be able to overcome these challenges together, for ...

2025-01-14T10:20:22+00:00January 14th, 2025|Relationships|

2024 – A year of success for Harrogate Family Law

2024 has been another fantastic year of growth for us at Harrogate Family Law. Our team has achieved a lot this year - personally and professionally, and we can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store for our firm.  As we prepare to enjoy the New Year celebrations, we first want to reflect on ...

2024-12-23T13:30:11+00:00December 23rd, 2024|Harrogate Family Law|

The divorcee’s guide to Christmas

Christmas is a time when your divorce or separation can feel especially real - particularly if you’re spending Christmas either by yourself or without your children for the first time.  It’s completely normal to have a lot of emotions; bursts of positivity followed by feelings of sadness is a cycle that can become all too ...

2024-12-23T13:22:36+00:00December 23rd, 2024|Divorce|

Navigating Christmas with a narcissist

Sharing your life with a narcissist is difficult at the best of times. Add all the excitement of Christmas into the mix, and you might find that a narcissist’s behaviour is especially on point.  With all of the attention focused on children, other family members and friends who are close to you, a narcissist may ...

2024-12-17T12:31:54+00:00December 17th, 2024|Narcissist Divorce|

Managing child arrangements – your first Christmas after divorce

If you've separated or divorced this year, you may be worried about what the festive season will look like.  Whether you’re sharing time with the children with your ex-spouse or partner or preparing to spend Christmas without them for the first time, it’s important to remember that no two couples' experiences will look the same ...

2024-12-10T17:50:58+00:00December 10th, 2024|Children|

Let’s talk about pensions and divorce

Whether in the context of divorce or not, understanding the nature and importance of pensions can feel overwhelming, confusing and stressful. During a divorce, the complexities associated with pensions can be even more pronounced, so much so that many clients overlook them and instead focus on retaining the more physical, tangible assets like the family ...

2024-12-08T17:29:52+00:00December 8th, 2024|Pensions|
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