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 …
It is important to know where you will stand financially if you decide to separate and start divorce proceedings. One question you are likely to want answered is whether you will get spousal maintenance if you divorce your husband or wife. As a family law solicitor, I understand just how crucial it is to know …
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 …
Who gets the house in a divorce is a key question when you are separating from your husband or wife. You may want to keep the house for sentimental reasons or because you don’t want to disrupt your children. Maybe you can’t face the thought of a house move when you are going through the …
When you are getting divorced because either you or your spouse has had an affair it is often assumed that the innocent party should get a better divorce financial settlement than the guilty party because as the separation is down to adultery the guilty spouse should pay up. That isn’t how UK divorce law works. …
When you are contemplating a divorce one of your questions for your family lawyer is whether you or your spouse will have to pay the divorce legal fees. With the introduction of no-fault divorce proceedings, family law solicitor, Angelique Holm, looks at who pays the legal fees in no-fault divorce proceedings. London Family and Children …
No-fault divorce was introduced in the UK in April 2022. Whilst most have welcomed the new divorce procedure there are some who would prefer to say why they are getting divorced because it feels right to have an acknowledgement that the marriage has broken down because of their husband or wife’s adultery or unreasonable behaviour. …
As same sex couples have been able to get married since 2014 family law solicitors are receiving increasing numbers of enquiries about same sex divorce. Family solicitors will tell you that there is no real difference in the operation of the law and the process of same sex divorce and any other divorce. That also …
