Monthly Archives: February 2025

Parenting is for Life, not just for Christmas…

If you have children together then stopping being in a relationship with your partner does not stop you being parents together, and this remains a fact however old the children are. Co-Parenting is generally used to describe a positive approach to  arrangements where both parents remain committed to being pro-active and involved in the lives […]

What is a Common Law Spouse?

The Common Law Spouse is much talked about Much like the legendary Loch Ness Monster,  there are claims of sightings and yet in England and Wales there is certainly no chance of seeing one! It is true that in Scotland prior to 2006, a couple could be married ‘by cohabitation with habit and repute’ but […]