FDR vs pFDR Hearings: Understanding the Differences and Benefits
What is an FDR hearing? A Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR) hearing is typically the second stage of the court’s financial remedy process. Its primary purpose is to create a meaningful opportunity…
Parental Alienation
Many parents feel frustrated with an estranged partner from time to time. The other parent may tell the child unpleasant stories about you, focus on your perceived faults, or encourage the…
How Parenting Plans Created in Mediation Actually Work in Real Life
When parents separate, one of the biggest worries is often the same: “But how will this actually work day to day for the children?” Parenting plans created in Mediation aren’t about rigid rules. In…
I’m Nervous About Mediation
It is natural to feel nervous about seeing your former partner in a joint mediation session. This is the case whether it is online or face to face. If there has been an abusive relationship,…
Specific Issue Order (SIO)
When separated parents or guardians cannot agree on a key decision about a child’s upbringing, the UK family courts offer a focused solution: the Specific Issue Order (SIO). What Is a Specific Issue…
Busting the Myths About Child Inclusive Mediation
Mediation can be very helpful in looking at what the arrangements for the children are following a divorce or permanent separation. This ensures that the children spend significant amounts of time…
Why Separated Parents Should Plan Christmas Parenting Arrangements Early
Don’t wait until the school holidays begin to work out Christmas child arrangements. As Christmas lights begin to appear in shops and on our streets, many separated parents find their minds turning…
Changes to the Law: Protecting Children and Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Changes to the law are expected in the near future following sustained campaigning by domestic abuse charities, family lawyers and individuals such as Claire Throssell. Understanding how the law…
Bad Behaviour in Divorce – When does it matter?
An outline of when the Court will consider a party’s conduct in deciding the appropriate division of financial resources on divorce. At Blanchards Law, we know an ex-spouse’s behaviour during divorce…
Can I keep my pre-matrimonial assets – the impact of the recent Supreme Court judgment in Standish v Standish
A question often asked on divorce by clients is 'can they keep assets that they brought into the marriage?'. The answer is not often a straightforward one. Each individual case will have nuances…
