Here at Rees Page Family department we offer a free initial appointment with one of our qualified and experienced Solicitors. This first appointment provides you with an overview of your matter and we will of course discuss likely costs. Nick Wynn-Williams – Family Law Solicitor Nick Wynn Williams is the senior partner of Rees Page… Read more
Posts By: Jim Murphy
What Eddie the Eagle’s Divorce Settlement says about the current state of the Law
Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards’ has revealed he’s lost around 85% of his wealth following his recent divorce. Mr Edwards’ divorce settlement shows why reforms are needed to the family justice system so as to give couples greater financial clarity according to Nigel Shepherd the Chair of Resolution, the national body of Family Law Solicitors Eddie… Read more
Divorce In Staffordshire On The Rise?
Staffordshire Living magazine have a new article on their website looking at the options available to couples when a relationship hits hard times. Where couples simply can’t stay together they highlight the benefits of using the collaborative law approach as an alternative to the more adversarial court proceedings. In the collaborative divorce process the solicitors… Read more
Collaborative Law – A Better Way To Divorce
Nick Wynn-Williams the head of our Family Law Department in Wolverhampton is helping to pioneer a revolutionary approach which helps reduce the emotional and financial cost on couples and their children when families split. Instead of dealing through solicitors, the new approach, called collaborative law, involves couples working with their solicitors, all together in the same… Read more
Help for Young Victims of Domestic Violence
The Government has expanded the official definition of domestic violence to include young people under 18. They hope that this change will help to increase awareness that young people in this age group do experience domestic violence and abuse as was high-lighted in the 2009/2010 British Crime Survey which found that 16-19 year-olds were the… Read more
Children and Divorce
Research by Resolution has shown that the overwhelming majority of people in the West Midlands believe that putting children’s interests first or avoiding conflict are the most important factors if going through divorce. More than four out of five people (83%) say that putting children’s interests first would be their most or second most important… Read more
An End To Equal Share Presumption?
The Law Commission is launching a consultation today as part of its review of the law relating to financial provision on divorce. In particular they’ll be looking to what extent one spouse should be required to meet the other’s financial needs, at what exactly is meant by needs and at what happens to property that… Read more