The internet has made it easier than it’s ever been for people to access legal services. Over the last decade, accessing legal documents has seen a growth amongst online users. There are many dangers and pitfalls with using such online downloadable templates. However, these issues don’t always stop people who are looking for the cheapest option even if it means …
How To Protect Your Children’s Inheritance
Every loving parent will go out of his or her way to make sure that his or her kids have the brightest future possible. And while most parents mean well, sometimes they make inadvertent mistakes that can tamper with their children’s ability to have the best prospects in life. This is why you need to understand how to protect your …
What To Do If You Feel You’ve Been Left Out Of A Will
There are many reasons why people find themselves left out of a will. Maybe your parents have supported you for a long time and/or consider you financially stable enough so they intend to leave the remainder of their wealth to someone else, like their grandchildren, friends, or charity. On one hand, people are free to leave their money to whomever …
What’s A Cohabitation Agreement And Why Is It Important To Have One?
You’re part of a couple, but you’re not married, and you have made the decision to move in together. Quite exciting, isn’t it? Numbers show you are definitely not the only one. According to the latest data, the cohabiting couple family continues to be the fastest growing family type in the UK in 2015, with an altogether increase of 29.7% …
Why UK Law Says Adultery Doesn’t Apply In Divorce For Same Sex Couples
Same-sex marriage has been legalised in the United Kingdom in 2014 (with the exception of Northern Ireland). That’s a great, if not slightly belated, step forward for human rights in our little corner of the world. However, remnants of previous, more conservative times are still present and, frustratingly, can be found in the most confounding legal caveats of UK law. …
What Brian Rix Said About The UK’s Assisted Dying Law
Lord Brian Rix, one of Britain’s most beloved stage and TV actors, passed away last month after succumbing to a two-year battle with a terminal disease. In his last years, Lord Rix stirred a lot of public attention with his firm stance on assisted dying; more specifically, how the UK law regulating assisted dying and euthanasia needs to change, and …
Divorce Law: 10 Tips For Finances And Moving Out
Divorce is, unsurprisingly, one of the most stressful events one can go through in life. Even if the marriage has caused only suffering and unhappiness to one of two spouses, to have one’s old life taken away underneath them like a flimsy rug can feel extremely unsettling. In fact, high-conflict divorces have now been reclassified as one of the causes …
Are Online Wills Legal And Valid?
Dorothy is a widow living alone in the home she raised her children in. When she turns 70, she realises that she has never updated her will after her husband died. But lawyers are terribly expensive and she’s on a fixed income. A friend from her weekly bridge game suggests a company that does online wills for cheap and volunteers …
Prenuptial Agreements Are Smart For Everyone
The recent and very messy divorce of Hollywood superstars Amber Heard and Johnny Depp has ruffled a lot of feathers in the media, putting at the same time the importance of a prenuptial agreement into the spotlight. The couple decided to part ways, but before they are able to do so in the eyes of the law, a potentially lengthy …
What Is A “Children Scheme” In Family Disputes?
What Is A “Children Scheme” In Family Disputes? Family disputes are perhaps the most painful and delicate of all, which is why most people want to take the quickest and simplest road to their legal resolution. To that effect, this July IFLA (The Institute of Family Law Arbitrators) has launched the so-called “Children Scheme” developed by a team of leading …