Mewies Solicitors have warned that executors and beneficiaries could be facing a lengthy wait if they hold off applying for Grant of Probate. Last year grieving families faced delays of three months to due to software problems at HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), plus [...]
The end of any relationship can be extremely difficult and painful to navigate, and clients often say they are feeling out of control in their current situation. It is likely that there will be fears about how the future will look as a single person, [...]
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill which, when passed, will end the need for fault to be assigned within divorce proceedings has reached the next stage after MP’s voted in favour after the second reading in the House of Commons. Current Divorce law means [...]
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, and the government advice to work from home wherever possible, work as a family lawyer has changed significantly. We as a department were already well set up to be able to work from home, with the case management system containing [...]
The government have today extended the statutory sick pay scheme. This scheme is for those who under the new 'test and trace' system in England are told that they have come into contact with someone with coronavirus. If they are told that, as part [...]
Since the announcement of the virus that has turned our society upside down and inside out, I have been inundated with questions about what happens if I don’t have a Will? Is my Will still correct, I haven’t looked at it for years? Will my [...]
The House of Commons have released responses to some of the frequently asked questions regarding separated families and contact during the coronavirus pandemic. This covers: Can children move between the homes of separated parents? How should parents comply with a court-orders for contact? How [...]
From today estate agents’ offices can open; viewings are permitted; show homes can open; removal companies and the other essential parts of the sales and letting process are re-started with immediate effect. Since lockdown restrictions were implemented in March, an estimated 450,000 people have been [...]
For several years now, same sex couples in the UK wanting to legalise their relationship have had the option of either a civil partnership or marriage, whereas heterosexual couples have had the sole option of marriage. However, following a long-awaited change in the law, heterosexual [...]
You may be one of those who have been fortunate enough to find happiness through marriage second time round, but you and your new spouse may be keen to protect your assets after you each pass away, ensuring that any children from previous relationships still [...]