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kellygrigg

Dec 31 min read

Separating - practical steps

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲? Firstly, make a note of the date...

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kellygrigg

Dec 21 min read

Early days of separation

The early days of separation can feel hazy, fast and yet, at the same time, painfully slow. The world as you knew it is changing, and you...

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kellygrigg

Nov 301 min read

Separation - the first few days

The first few days of coping with the aftermath of a bombshell are challenging and are often fuelled by reactive, emotionally driven...

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Don't damage your children by living in conflict - separate

kellygrigg

Nov 281 min read

Don't damage your children by living in conflict - separate

Divorce and separation doesn't damage children. Parental conflict does. Staying in conflict 'for the kids' is not the answer - separating...

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Average age of those requesting prenuptial agreements hits ‘all-time low’

kellygrigg

Nov 181 min read

Average age of those requesting prenuptial agreements hits ‘all-time low’

The average age of those requesting a prenuptial agreement to protect their assets and personal finances against their spouses has...

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kellygrigg

Nov 151 min read

Understanding a Separation

Humans have developed various ways of adapting to change, but it still takes up a lot of energy, resources and time. When an unexpected,...

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kellygrigg

Nov 141 min read

Relate - Couples Counselling

Good quality relationships are fundamental to our health and wellbeing, as well as our children's long-term life chances. The reality is...

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kellygrigg

Oct 271 min read

Refuge calls for tech-facilitated abuse to be a priority in government VAWG strategy

In the wake of hosting its first Technology Safety Summit, the domestic abuse charity Refuge is calling on the government to make...

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kellygrigg

Oct 91 min read

Parenting Through Separation Guide

In 2021 Resolution’s Parenting After Parting Committee produced the Parenting Through Separation Guide. Written as a collective the Guide...

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kellygrigg

Oct 71 min read

‘I feel like I am living someone else’s life’: one in seven people a victim of stalking

One in seven people aged 16 years and over in England and Wales has been a victim of stalking at least once, with women and younger...

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Celebratory event marks 75 years of women King’s Counsel in England and Wales

kellygrigg

Oct 61 min read

Celebratory event marks 75 years of women King’s Counsel in England and Wales

More than 350 women KCs and judges came together in the Great Hall of the Royal Courts of Justice to mark 75 years since women first...

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Commissioner says domestic abuse victims must be kept safe amidst response to prison overcrowding crisis

kellygrigg

Jul 291 min read

Commissioner says domestic abuse victims must be kept safe amidst response to prison overcrowding crisis

The Government has announced plans to temporarily reduce the point at which prisoners are automatically released from 50% to 40% of their...

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Hundreds of charities push for hardship to be top of Prime Minister’s priorities from day one

kellygrigg

Jul 141 min read

Hundreds of charities push for hardship to be top of Prime Minister’s priorities from day one

Over 200 organisations committed to ending poverty have called on the people most likely to be the next Prime Minister to put tackling...

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Resolution urges the new government to waste no time in getting to grips with the issues facing the family justice system and quickly starting to act on their commitment to cohabitation reform.

kellygrigg

Jul 131 min read

Resolution urges the new government to waste no time in getting to grips with the issues facing the family justice system and quickly starting to act on their commitment to cohabitation reform.

Cohabitation reform is an important cornerstone of Resolution’s Vision for Family Justice, which sets out a variety of changes Resolution...

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kellygrigg

Jun 111 min read

The final journey: funerals and family disputes

Andrew Bainham Emeritus Reader in Family Law and Policy University of Cambridge Family disputes over funerals are surprisingly common....

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kellygrigg

Jun 101 min read

Updated guide on pensions on divorce for LiPs published by Law for Life

In collaboration with the Pension Advisory Group, and thanks to funding from the Nuffield Foundation, Law for Life has published an...

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Organisations demand that domestic abusers be exempted from the prison early release scheme

kellygrigg

Jun 91 min read

Organisations demand that domestic abusers be exempted from the prison early release scheme

A group of 14 organisations working to end violence against women and girls have demanded that the Government’s prison early release...

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Millennial couples and second-time marriages give rise to ‘pre-nup season’

kellygrigg

May 181 min read

Millennial couples and second-time marriages give rise to ‘pre-nup season’

There is now record demand for pre-nuptial agreements among millennials in the UK as there is now a ‘broader acceptance that inherited...

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NSPCC calls for law change as support for smacking continues to decrease

kellygrigg

May 171 min read

NSPCC calls for law change as support for smacking continues to decrease

The NSPCC has called for legislative change to ‘give children equal protection from physical abuse’ as a recent YouGov poll shows that...

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Warnings from a judge to family lawyers that bringing unnecessary divorce cases to court

kellygrigg

May 131 min read

Warnings from a judge to family lawyers that bringing unnecessary divorce cases to court

Prior warnings from a judge to family lawyers that bringing unnecessary divorce cases to court have become increasingly pertinent,...

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