Category Archives: Family

Child Arrangements – Summer Holidays

With school summer holidays in full swing, there’s often the issue of those summer holidays being potentially difficult to navigate between separated parents. There is no right or wrong answer as to what arrangements for children should look like during summer holidays. Every family is different and everyone has their own commitments. If a child […]

Christmas Contact

For some families, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. However, for some separated families, it can be a source of tension, and conflict, and the most dreaded time of the year. Unfortunately, there is no one answer for separated families as to what arrangements should look like over the festive period. Every […]

Resolution Awareness Week – Vision for Family Justice

At Jacksons Law Firm, we have a number of solicitors who are Resolution members. Resolution is made up of solicitors and other professionals working in family law who commit to take a more constructive approach, reducing the need for a confrontational approach. This year, to celebrate its 40th Anniversary, Resolution is using an ‘Awareness Week’ […]

Child Maintenance: The Costner Case

You may have seen on the news the ongoing court dispute regarding child maintenance between Kevin Costner and his wife following the breakdown of their marriage (MSN Article: Kevin Costner says there are ‘no winners’ in fierce child support battle with estranged wife Christine Baumgartner). A recent decision of the court was that Kevin should […]

Co-op or Co-Habit: protection is key.

With the current rising interest rates and housing crisis with the number of houses available across the UK being insufficient to meet demand, people are looking to living together in a whole new way. In the headlines recently (BBC – Bristol renters looking for security turn to housing co-ops), it has been reported that renters […]

Family Friday: Estate Planning 101 – Protecting your Legacy

In the journey of life, it’s important to consider the legacy we leave behind. Estate planning, a crucial aspect of financial management, provides a roadmap for protecting your hard-earned assets

Family Friday: Private Child Arrangements

Keeping up to date with what’s going on in our family court systems is an imperative in how we operate as family lawyers. It was interesting to read about the latest data from the Ministry of Justice, which highlighted delays with the Courts for private Child Arrangements. Unfortunately, with these delays, it can be up […]

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Reaching a final decision to separate from your spouse or partner ranks as one of the most traumatic events in our lives. Telling your children of that decision will be equally as hard and, from our experience as Family Lawyers, we believe that upon, and following your separation your children have a better chance of […]

Protect with a Prenup

As family solicitors, we know how stressful divorce can be and is often seen as a distress purchase. We are frequently contacted by people who get in touch with us to help them to resolve their issues, but there is another way to future-proof what happens with your valued assets should you split from your […]

Is there such a thing as a good divorce?

This is a common question asked of family lawyers. Whether there is actually a ‘good divorce’ usually means a divorce without all the hostility generally associated with divorce proceedings.