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Is It Better To Divorce – Or To Be Divorced?

By Tim Bishop | Published: March 27, 2012

Most people would conclude that it’s better not to be divorced at all, and rightly so. Sadly, divorce is a fact of life, and something which more and more people experience in the course of their adult lives. So it’s worth bearing in mind that, although the outcome of a divorce is ultimately the same [...]

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Jan 9th 2012 sees the start of Divorce Week

By Tim Bishop | Published: January 10, 2012

Sadly, the first full working week following New Year Christmas is additionally, the most popular week in the year when people make a decision to go for divorce. Colin Carnegy, divorce solicitor at Salisbury Solicitors, Bonallack and Bishop, commented; ”The New Year is traditionally a time when people think about their futures – sadly we [...]

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The Collaborative Law Process

By Tim Bishop | Published: October 7, 2011

The process of collaborative family law is a fairly new method which is being used to deal with family disputes – especially divorce and civil partnership dissolution. In collaborative law, a family lawyer is appointed by each party, but the partners meet face-to-face instead of trying to sort their issue out through letters and telephone [...]

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Equal rights for married and unmarried couples – myth or maxim?

By Tim Bishop | Published: August 3, 2011

An estimated two million couples in the UK cohabit yet very little protection exists however long they have been together, but the misconception that unmarried couples have the same rights still appears to be commonplace.  In 2007 the Law Commission called for new legal rights for people living together in long-term relationships, but the government [...]

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Family Mediation – The Right Approach

By Tim Bishop | Published: July 25, 2011

Since April 2011, the government has asserted that a couple planning on divorce should consider the use of family mediation before applying to the Courts. You may not have been aware of this recent development. As a couple considering divorce, the government say that you should have a minimum of one mediation awareness session. This is [...]

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Divorce solicitors dispel 3 common myths surrounding divorce

By Tim Bishop | Published: July 10, 2011

Unfortunately there are many myths surrounding the circumstances of a divorce – or civil partnership dissolution. Let’s correct a few of them now.  You have to go to Court   Not true. The only part of the divorce process which automatically requires any sort of Court procedure is your divorce papers -and, except in the incredibly [...]

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Picking your Divorce Solicitor

By Tim Bishop | Published: June 23, 2011

Choosing the appropriate divorce solicitor and getting the right legal advice can be a big worry. Below are some tips to help you in your decision: Choose someone that you get on with, like and trust The majority of divorce solicitors will offer you a free initial consultation. This may be fact-to-face, but is sometimes [...]

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Divorce in hard economic times

By Tim Bishop | Published: June 15, 2011

The economic recession and its immediate off them off have added extra pressure to the already distressing process of getting a divorce - or in fact to obtaining a  civil partnership dissolution. With instability and uncertainty remaining in the employment market and the property market and with pension funds remaining at depressed levels, it may seem [...]

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New family procedure rules – more plain English

By Tim Bishop | Published: June 12, 2011

Complex legal jargon is what makes most people not want to interact with lawyers. The use of old-fashioned language alienates many people who do not work in the legal profession- I once came across a solicitor who used to write letters to his unemployed accident claim clients using Latin phrases! Clear and simple definitions can [...]

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Getting Divorced – the house is not always sold

By Tim Bishop | Published: June 8, 2011

It is important to remember that when you and your former spouse go through a divorce, your house does not have to be sold. If you don’t want to sell the house and your former spouse does, they will have to make an application for a Court Order stating that the house must be sold. [...]

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