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Divorce applications applications drop 2% in late 2024, with sole applicants dominating
Between October to December 2024 there were 24,171 applications made (74% from sole applicants, 26% from joint applicants). This was a...

kellygrigg
Apr 51 min read
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Rewriting Retirement: The Impact of Pension Sharing Orders on unemployed women
This year marks the 25th anniversary of pension sharing orders in this country. While this date may not loom large in many calendars,...

kellygrigg
Apr 41 min read
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Rise in foreign surrogacy sparks calls for UK legal crackdown
The growing number of Britons using foreign surrogates to have children has raised concerns among campaigners, who warn it is introducing...

kellygrigg
Apr 31 min read
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Parental alienating behaviour 'endemic' - campaigner
A family safety campaigner has described the impact of parental alienating behaviours as a mental health "endemic". Parental alienating...

kellygrigg
Feb 181 min read
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Civil Partnerships at 20: Complications remain
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, which came into effect on 5 December 2005. The first civil...

kellygrigg
Feb 161 min read
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The Link Between Divorce and Male Suicide
Divorce and family separation are often described as one of the most stressful events an individual can experience, and for many men,...

kellygrigg
Feb 31 min read
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Growing public awareness of family mediation for separating couples offers ‘real promise for reducing costly court conflict’
Two thirds of people are aware that family mediation is an option to help avoid court and resolve money, parenting, and property issues,...

kellygrigg
Feb 22 min read
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Women’s Aid respond to Westminster Hall Debate on the presumption of child contact in family courts
Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Head of Policy at Women’s Aid, said: “Women’s Aid would like to thank Marie Tidball MP for leading an important...

kellygrigg
Feb 12 min read
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Family Mediation Week 2025 to help separating parents avoid courtroom conflict
Couples who have decided to separate or divorce are being urged to find out how to avoid courtroom confrontation to settle money and...

kellygrigg
Jan 312 min read
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Separating - practical steps
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲? Firstly, make a note of the date...

kellygrigg
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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Early days of separation
The early days of separation can feel hazy, fast and yet, at the same time, painfully slow. The world as you knew it is changing, and you...

kellygrigg
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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Separation - the first few days
The first few days of coping with the aftermath of a bombshell are challenging and are often fuelled by reactive, emotionally driven...

kellygrigg
Nov 30, 20241 min read
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Don't damage your children by living in conflict - separate
Divorce and separation doesn't damage children. Parental conflict does. Staying in conflict 'for the kids' is not the answer - separating...

kellygrigg
Nov 28, 20241 min read
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Average age of those requesting prenuptial agreements hits ‘all-time low’
The average age of those requesting a prenuptial agreement to protect their assets and personal finances against their spouses has...

kellygrigg
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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Understanding a Separation
Humans have developed various ways of adapting to change, but it still takes up a lot of energy, resources and time. When an unexpected,...

kellygrigg
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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Relate - Couples Counselling
Good quality relationships are fundamental to our health and wellbeing, as well as our children's long-term life chances. The reality is...

kellygrigg
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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Refuge calls for tech-facilitated abuse to be a priority in government VAWG strategy
In the wake of hosting its first Technology Safety Summit, the domestic abuse charity Refuge is calling on the government to make...

kellygrigg
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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Parenting Through Separation Guide
In 2021 Resolution’s Parenting After Parting Committee produced the Parenting Through Separation Guide. Written as a collective the Guide...

kellygrigg
Oct 9, 20241 min read
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‘I feel like I am living someone else’s life’: one in seven people a victim of stalking
One in seven people aged 16 years and over in England and Wales has been a victim of stalking at least once, with women and younger...

kellygrigg
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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Celebratory event marks 75 years of women King’s Counsel in England and Wales
More than 350 women KCs and judges came together in the Great Hall of the Royal Courts of Justice to mark 75 years since women first...

kellygrigg
Oct 6, 20241 min read
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