Author Archives: Oliver Rebbeck

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What is Spousal Support?

  Spousal Maintenance, also known as Spousal Support is financial support which can be paid by one spouse to the other when a marriage breaks down. There are two types of Spousal Maintenance: Interim Spousal Maintenance (also known as Maintenance Pending Suit ‘MPS’). Spousal Maintenance An order for interim Spousal Maintenance can be made after […]

Family Law and Children’s Rights

We understand how difficult it is for families going through a divorce or separation, especially where there are children involved. It is important for this process to be as undisruptive to children as possible. Whilst courts prefer to see parents negotiate and set out contact arrangements outside of a court room, we understand that this […]

What to expect in Child Court Proceedings

When parents are in dispute over children matters it is inevitably a very distressing time for them, not helped by the need to deal with a Court process which is often alien to them. Every matter is different as every family is different. There are multiple orders that can be applied for, some at the […]

No Fault Divorce Legislation to come into force on 6th April 2022!

The long-awaited No Fault Divorce Legislation finally comes into force on the 6th of April 2022. Some would say that this is long overdue as it was initially proposed over 25 years ago!   What is a No Fault Divorce? A No Fault Divorce will allow the Family Court to grant a divorce without the […]