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By Evolve Family Law Christmas should be all about festive fun, but for divorced or separated parents, the festive season can raise questions about where the children will spend Christmas Day and how to divide holiday time fairly. At Evolve Family Law, we believe that with careful planning, sensible legal advice, and a child-focused approach, parents can create contact arrangements that allow everyone to enjoy the season. Start the Christmas conversation early The biggest mis

By Larvin-Clegg Funeral Care Talking about your own funeral isn’t something that comes naturally to most of us. We spend our working lives helping families arrange funerals for people they love, but there’s a very different conversation that sometimes takes place in our funeral home: someone sitting down with us to talk about their own funeral. Often, it isn’t a sad conversation at all. It’s simply someone saying, “I don’t want my family having to make all these decisions whe

By Evolve Family Law Parenting after separation is rarely simple. Even where parents respect one another’s parenting abilities, the difficulties of navigating new parenting routines, emotions, and expectations can feel overwhelming. The parenting plan A parenting plan is a structured agreement outlining how separated parents will raise their children. It isn’t just a parenting schedule. A plan can outline how parenting in two households will work so your children benefit from

By Evolve Family Law Planning for the future isn’t always easy, but it is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones. A Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document that ensures that, if you lose the ability to make decisions for yourself, someone you trust can step in and act in your best interests. What is a Health and Welfare LPA? A Health and Welfare LPA allows you to appoint one or more trusted individuals to

By Evolve Family Law For many families, their combined pension values can exceed the value of their family home. Understanding how pensions are divided is therefore essential to achieving a fair financial settlement and securing long term stability after a separation. Why pensions matter when you are divorcing It’s understandable that when couples start to discuss how to split their assets, they focus on their living arrangements, mortgage affordability and how they will pay

By Evolve Family Law A family lawyer can help you when you are resolving a family dispute using family mediation. It’s best to talk to a family solicitor before you start mediation. However, a solicitor can also help you in between the mediation sessions or after the sessions have stopped. The lawyer’s role in family mediation Family mediation is all about a separating couple working with a mediator to reach a compromise. A lawyer can help you achieve that by: Ensuring you un

By Evolve Family Law Writing a Will is important whatever your family situation, but it is vital if you have children from a previous relationship. A Will can protect your new partner or spouse, your children from a prior relationship and any additional children you have with your partner. You need a Will even if your children from previous relationships are now adults. You cannot rely on the intestacy rules to fairly sort out who receives a share of your estate. The intestac

By Evolve Family Law The pleasurable task of finding and booking a holiday can be a major stressor when you are a separated or divorced parent. The pleasure of looking forward to a half-term or summer break with your children can evaporate if your ex-partner won’t communicate with you or is uncooperative. Problems can mount if your new partner has children from a previous relationship, and you and your partner are juggling holidaying as a blended family with two ex-partners w

By Gary, Sanctuary Tax & Trust The story of comedian Sean Hughes offers a powerful and sobering reminder of why a professionally drafted and regularly reviewed Will is so important. When Hughes died in 2017 at just 51, he left behind an estate worth around £4 million, including three north London properties. A committed supporter of the homelessness charity Shelter, he intended for these homes to form a landmark charitable gift. However, a crucial issue arose from the wording

By Evolve Family Law What is an Amicable Divorce? An amicable divorce is not easy. Any separation or divorce is painful and may involve the stress of a house move, a remortgage or calling on your parents for emotional or financial support. The benefits of getting divorced amicably Whilst an amicable divorce isn’t without stress or pain, it does mean that you don’t end up in court fighting over who gets to stay in the family home or arguing over whether the children should be

By Evolve Family Law When you split up, it’s hard to obtain the detailed information you need on whether you are likely to receive or pay spousal maintenance and who decides. Separating your financial affairs and dividing your savings, pensions, and the equity in the family home is especially challenging when you are grappling with spousal income disparities and promotion prospects, and trying to understand child support and spousal maintenance. Calculating child support and

By Evolve Family Law Many of us are asked to deal with a financial issue for a relative or partner without the paperwork or authority to speak with the bank or financial institution and have them take the necessary steps. The relative may need a bill paid or the account details changed, and you feel as if you are going round in circles with the bureaucracy of a bank, building society, or pension provider. A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for financial affairs is a legal docu