Relationships aren’t always easy. Yes, they can be wonderful and exciting and thrilling but they can also be frustrating and, at times, pretty painful. There are no hard and fast rules to having the perfect relationship, if indeed this even exists. Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to help keep your relationship…
It’s official: iconic singer Jennifer Lopez and baseball star Alex Rodriguez make the most beautiful couple. Spotted only last weekend leaving Cartier in Miami, looking effortlessly cool in their matching sunglasses, we couldn’t help but wonder whether wedding bells would be sounding any time soon. And we’re not the only ones. The press have been…
It has been said that getting a divorce is up there as one of the most stressful things most of us will ever go through. While the emotional and financial side of divorce can feel all-encompassing, it is important not to forget how this legal process can have a real impact on other elements of…
In a landmark victory for those advocating for the rights of unmarried couples, the Supreme Court ruled that denying a widowed parent’s allowance to an unmarried mother and her four children was unlawful. Siobhan McLaughlin, a 46-year old special needs classroom assistant and mother to four children, aged 15 – 23, had been fighting the…
On 25th July, the Supreme Court delivered its much anticipated judgment in the appeal brought by Mrs Owens against the earlier Court of Appeal ruling that her husband’s behaviour throughout a long marriage was not sufficiently unreasonable that she could not be expected to live with him. In order to obtain a decree of divorce…
Surrogacy arrangements – arrangements whereby a woman agrees to become pregnant and give birth to a child for another individual or couple – are amongst the most controversial methods of family creation. Access to surrogacy may depend on religion, geography, jurisdiction and sexual orientation. There is no clear international consensus on the legality of surrogacy…
In this week’s spotlight, we look at the recent right for same sex partners to live in any EU member states, including those which oppose same sex marriage. Earlier last month, a European Court ruled that EU nations that oppose same sex marriage must give same sex couples equal residency rights to those which heterosexual…
Few can forget the excitement of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston’s engagement and the subsequent shocking split that resulted in his relationship with then co-star, Angelina Jolie. ‘Brangelina’ went on to become one of Hollywood’s iconic couples. However, it is now almost 2 years since their divorce. Whilst much of the news has died down, Jennifer…
CAFCASS, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, which represents children in Family Court cases in England and Wales recently reported a decline in new private law cases. They compared the number of new cases received in both February and May 2018 with the same months in previous years. How, then, can such…
TV presenter, Ant McPartlin of ‘Ant and Dec’, has been a standard fixture in most of our own homes over the last decade. His participation in programs such as “Britain’s Got Talent”, “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!”, and “Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway” has made him well-known in the entertainment world. With…