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The need for the new Domestic Abuse Bill!

Awareness of domestic abuse issues has increased over the past year, with the lockdowns across the UK highlighting the need to ensure that an effective system is in place to protect and support the victims of domestic abuse and take action against the perpetrators.What is the Domestic Abuse Bill?Following a public consultation in spring 2018 which elicited over 3,200 responses, the...

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Is the lockdown heavily affecting mothers?

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic can be felt across almost every aspect of our daily lives. As we head deeper into lockdown number three, we take a look at whether the restrictions we are now living under, disproportionately affect mothers.Mums are more likely than dads to have left paid workAn online survey in May this year, designed by researchers from the Institute for Fiscal...

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Are you waiting for more social and economic stability to leave an unhealthy relationship?

With Britain’s economy suffering further damage caused by both the measures put into place following the latest wave of Covid-19 infections and the uncertainty due to Brexit (the Guardian reported that 2020 was the worst year for growth in three centuries), we are living in very uncertain times. While it is natural to want to wait until things go back to some form of normal before creating...

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Reflecting on 2020 – Family bonds tightened or broken?

The new year is the time when we all reflect on the previous year and begin to make plans for the year ahead. Last year was very difficult for many of us, with Covid-19 resulting in restrictions to our lives that only 18 months ago, would have been unimaginable.With many of us spending more time at home than ever before, 2020 presented us with the unexpected opportunity to spend more...

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Is the pandemic driving couples apart? How to redirect your relationship

With coronavirus rules across the UK restricting everything from how many people and whom we can see, even over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, to what situations are suitable for meetings with people outside our households, many couples are having to make difficult decisions about how often they can see each other – and whether meeting in person is permitted by the local...

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Reaching an agreement on how to safely divide the holiday period

In a matter of less than two weeks, we will all be able to form our Christmas bubbles with a maximum of two other households. While the government’s announcement on the relaxation of rules means that families and friends will be able to mix for five days over the festive period (within the three household rule), how many will choose to do so – and the tensions that could be caused...

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The importance of mental health for families this lockdown

With lockdown 2 now well underway, many people across the country are experiencing a second wave of feeling lonely, anxious and worried. For families going through divorce or separation, the second lockdown is bringing its own unique set of challenges.Here at Grayfords, we believe that the mental health of our clients – and their children – has to be one of the top...

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Will a second lockdown impact your family and relationship?

As England enters its second national Covid lockdown and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland continue their respective restrictions, many of us will be heading into winter with a sense of foreboding.Will lockdown be easier to deal with second time around, as we know what to expect? Or are you worried what the weeks ahead will do to your relationships with those closest to you? We take a...

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Your options of becoming parents are wide!

With fertility issues  affecting up to an estimated 1 in 7 heterosexual couples in the UK, couples electing to have children later in life and the concept of family life now recognised far beyond the outdated model of the “nuclear family” many people are choosing to turn to other ways of starting a family. Luckily, there are a number of options available to couples who wish to make the...

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Child abduction by parents on the rise?

In December last year during the school break, when many parents may have been considering going abroad on a family holiday, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) released guidance reminding parents where they could access support if they were affected by international parental child abduction.As Andrew Stephenson MP explained at the time, the period over Christmas and New Year when...