News Category: Children matters

17 June 2020

Going through a relationship breakdown can be an emotional and worrying time for the whole family, they can be a source of great emotional pain and grief. It is common to find yourself amongst the Google searches looking for ‘who are the best family solicitors near me?’ or ‘how do I choose a family law solicitor?’ Read more

10 June 2020

When parents separate, it’s important to make sure child arrangements are in place which benefit the children and work best for them. Read more

10 April 2020

Step families are increasingly a part of every day life but what are the differences between a step parent’s legal rights and a biological parent’s? Read more

1 April 2020

What are the alternatives for families during the outbreak? Read more

24 March 2020

The Lord Chancellor has authorised court fees may be waived for applications to adjourn due to the Coronavirus outbreak in some family law cases. Read more

23 March 2020

Whether you have a Child Arrangement Order (CAO) or simply have agreed times when your children will spend time with each parent, it is likely the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak will make arrangements challenging. Read more

11 March 2020

Mother's Day is well known for being a day to celebrate our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers and everything they do for us. However, it is easy to assume that mothers have more rights over their children than fathers. Read more

6 January 2020

At the beginning of each New Year many couples decide to separate and applications for divorce and dissolution of civil partnership peak. Read more

21 November 2019

There is no such thing as a common law marriage. Read more

11 November 2019

We are delighted to announce that Sally Harris and Sally Briggs recently joined Steeles Law bringing over 25 years’ legal experience in the Family Law sector. Read more