Mental Health Awareness Week takes place between the 12th and the 18th of May. This year’s theme is all about ‘community’ and how much that can make a difference to a person’s mental health. It’s normal to feel ‘at sea’ during a divorce or separation, particularly if you and your ex-partner shared friends and enjoyed ...
Hear from Kerry Slater, co-founder of The Workplace Collective about how they’re helping organisations to put wellbeing at the centre of workplace culture, and supporting our team to be the best we can be for our clients. In 2021, the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) produced a thematic review of workplace culture within the legal sector. ...
They say ‘diamonds are forever’. But for many couples, that’s certainly not the case for the relationship itself. When couples separate, the main points of contention are often how they’ll split the finances and work out the arrangements for the children. But what happens to the engagement ring if you decide to get divorced or ...
Single-parenting after divorce or separation can be a real mixed bag of experiences, especially during school holidays when there’s the pressure of additional financial work and time pressure. This can be especially true for those who don’t have friends or family nearby to share the load when it comes to childcare and support. With that ...
Throughout March, a few members of the Harrogate Family Law team worked together to complete a fundraising challenge to support the domestic abuse charity Refuge. In this week’s blog, we’re sharing why we chose to take part, some shocking statistics around domestic abuse, and why it always feels good to give back. Why did we ...
This year’s International Day of Happiness centres around the idea of connection with others. And when it comes to connections, your marriage should be one of the most important in your life. But what happens when you suspect that it’s not working for you? How can you be sure that a separation is what you ...
Modern families come in all shapes and sizes, and they all have different dynamics. From the legal rights of cohabiting couples and same-sex families to surrogacy and the rise of nuptial agreements, in this week’s blog we’re asking: is family law keeping up? Legal rights for unmarried couples With the proportion of married couples falling ...
This year’s International Women’s Day is all about accelerating action. Well, nothing says action like changing laws and legislation to make the world a better and fairer place. In honour of this year’s IWD, we wanted to reflect on how far things have come for women in the last century regarding their legal rights. Spoiler ...
The route to parenthood looks different for every couple. It can come as quite a surprise that just because someone intends to be there at every step of the parental journey, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll have legal rights as a parent. As we come to the end of LGBTQ+ History Month, we’re exploring how ...
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 ...
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