HopeHolm Family Law
Christmas should be a time we look forward to, whether we celebrate Christmas as a religious festival or enjoy it as an opportunity to spend time with extended family or just to relax, eat a bit too much, and play with the kids. If you are a separated or divorced parent Xmas can be a …
Alienating behaviour is the new name for the concept of parental alienation. You may hear either term spoken about by family lawyers or a family judge. Allegations of alienating behaviour can occur when you are trying to negotiate parenting arrangements after a separation or divorce. They can also be made in children law court proceedings …
RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN ADOPTIONS / LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS AS ADOPTIONS UNDER ENGLISH COMMON LAW IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (FAMILY DIVISION) IN THE MATTER OF THE INHERENT JURISDICTION OF THE HIGH COURT AND IN THE MATTER OF THE SENIOR COURTS ACT 1981 This case concerns an application under England jurisprudence for the recognition of …
If you are splitting up from an unmarried partner or divorcing a husband or wife you need to know if you require a child arrangement order from the family court to sort out the custody and contact arrangements for your children. Family law solicitor, Angelique Holm, is an expert in children law and can answer …
When you are debating whether to take your ex-partner to court to resolve a family law dispute your legal costs are an important factor in whether you decide to start court proceedings or in how you respond to an application made against you. As a family law solicitor, I represent parents and separating couples in …
As a family lawyer, I represent parents and separating couples at fact-finding hearings. There is a lot of confusion about what a fact-finding hearing is and whether you need one to help resolve a family law dispute. In this blog, I explain what a fact-finding hearing (also referred to as a finding-of-fact hearing) is and …
Although child arrangement orders have been around for a while many parents have not heard about them and what they do. Parents still think in terms of custody and contact for their children.Those terms are long gone although family law solicitors still refer to them as everyone knows what they mean. In this blog we …
Sometimes children lawyers, family court professionals and parents talk about parental alienation but what is parental alienation and what does it mean? Read on if you think that your children have been subject to parental alienation or you have been accused of parental alienation. The definition of parental alienation One senior family judge defined parental …
Are you thinking of moving abroad with your children after your separation or divorce? If so, don’t leave the UK with your children until you know how UK laws on child relocation overseas will affect you. Taking your children abroad to live after a separation or divorce If you want to take your children to …
Worried about child custody or contact? As an expert child custody and contact solicitor, I can help resolve where your child will live and the contact arrangements after a separation or divorce. If needed, I can apply to court for a child arrangement order to formalise child custody and contact arrangements. What is a child …
