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kellygrigg
Sep 3, 20232 min read
Why September is the busiest time of the year for divorce lawyers
More than 40% of marriages end in divorce with September being one of the most common time for couples to separate. We explore why...
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kellygrigg
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Gingerbread joins judicial review challenging ‘failures’ of Child Maintenance Service
Gingerbread, the charity supporting single parents, has received permission to intervene in judicial review proceedings challenging the...
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kellygrigg
Aug 28, 20231 min read
Drive Partnership celebrates new funding to transform the national response to perpetrators of domes
The Drive Partnership has been awarded £2.3 million by The National Lottery Community Fund to continue its work tackling domestic abuse...
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kellygrigg
Aug 11, 20232 min read
Insights on the impact of coercive control on children and young people
The NSPCC briefing below shares children and young people’s experiences of coercive control between parents and carers. This is drawn...
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kellygrigg
Aug 7, 20231 min read
Children waiting a year for legal decision on living arrangements
McCurley: 'Entire family courts system is creaking' The Law Society has renewed its call for fresh investment in the family justice...
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kellygrigg
Aug 4, 20231 min read
First areas named for delivery of Family’s First for Children programme
Dorset, Lincolnshire and Wolverhampton are the first three areas to be chosen to deliver the Families First for Children programme. They...
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kellygrigg
Aug 3, 20231 min read
'Historic win' in Court of Appeal over same-sex parental rights'
The Court of Appeal’s decision in determining the legal parent in a same-sex relationship has been described as a ‘historic win’ which...
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kellygrigg
Aug 2, 20231 min read
Funding granted to 55 organisations providing support to victims of abuse
The government has announced that up to £8.3 million of funding will be granted to 55 organisations providing support over two years to...
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kellygrigg
Jul 29, 20231 min read
Domestic Abuse Commissioner calls for wide reaching reforms for children in the family court
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has shared a new report voicing concerns about the distressing encounters victims and survivors of...
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kellygrigg
Jul 28, 20231 min read
Too many at risk of domestic abuse by people on probation, HM Inspectorate of Probation finds
The Probation Service's efforts to curb domestic abuse and safeguard victims have been examined in a recent report by HM Inspectorate of...
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kellygrigg
Jul 21, 20231 min read
Child Support (Enforcement) Bill awaits Royal Assent
The Child Support (Enforcement) Bill is now one step closer to becoming law. After its third reading in the House of Lords on July 14th,...
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kellygrigg
Jul 11, 20231 min read
Cost of living crisis continues prevents women from escaping abuse
Findings from a new Women’s Aid report show the shocking impact of the cost of living crisis, as 15.4% of women supported by the...
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kellygrigg
Jul 10, 20232 min read
House of Lords debates tackling violence against women and girls
On 29 June 2023 the House of Lords held a debate on tackling violence against women and girls in the UK. The debate was opened by...
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kellygrigg
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Abusers sharing intimate images without consent face up to 6 months in prison
New amendments to the Online Safety Bill will protect victims of so-called ‘revenge porn’ by changing current laws which require the...
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kellygrigg
Jul 5, 20231 min read
120,000 divorce applications since introduction of ‘no fault’ divorce
From 1st January to 31st March 2023, there were 28,865 filings for divorce, including dissolution of civil partnerships, with 76 per cent...
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kellygrigg
Jul 3, 20233 min read
Supreme Court rules in 'death ends everything' divorce case
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a wife’s appeal for financial relief against her husband’s estate after he died before the...
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kellygrigg
Jul 1, 20232 min read
What will change to the new Capital Gains Tax law in April 2023 mean for you?
Tax written on Union Jack Flag
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kellygrigg
Jun 27, 20231 min read
Domestic homicide review legislation consultation
The Home Office has launched a consultation on amending domestic homicide review (DHR) legislation in the Domestic Violence, Crime and...
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kellygrigg
Jun 26, 20231 min read
Cost of living crisis and effect on women experiencing domestic abuse
Women’s Aid have published findings from a report showing the impact of the cost of living crisis, as 15.4 per cent of women supported by...
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