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Delays to ‘no fault’ divorce: should you wait to start divorce proceedings?
From April 2022 ‘no fault’ divorce will become available in England and Wales. This will mean that a party to a marriage may apply for a divorce without having to show that their spouse has done anything wrong, such as adultery or desertion. However, couples will have to now wait until April 2022 to use this new route – a further delay to its implementation which was expected this Autumn.
Obtaining an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) – when do you need to bring in a lawyer?
Until the age of 25, a child or young person may be eligible for an Education, Health and Care Plan (‘EHCP’) from your local authority. As the name suggests, this may cover educational needs, social care needs and health needs. Obtaining an EHCP is not always straightforward.
Domestic abuse – relationship breakdown and staying in the UK without your partner
With domestic abuse very much in the news - and the government’s Domestic Abuse Bill receiving royal assent on 29th April, four years after it was announced in the Queen’s speech - we look here at this subject in the context of UK immigration law.
Press Release 18 May 2021: Family Law specialist Manisha Hurchurn joins Valemus’ growing Family and Divorce Law Practice
Valemus Law, the UK-wide business and family law firm, is delighted to announce that Manisha Hurchurn has joined its Family and Divorce law practice.
British Citizenship – Go Forth and Prosper
“I was over the moon, I actually cried that day,” he says. “It was such a good feeling to know that, one, I could travel; but two, I’m part of something I’ve actually helped support and build. I pay my taxes, have done a lot of good work, and now I’m not like an alien or someone on the outside looking in.”