Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that children in England and Wales are still more likely to be born to married couples or civil partners.

New research has suggested that the number of couples signing a pre-nup is on the rise, with an intriguing reason for why this might be the case.

New figures from the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) reveal that, less than two years after it opened its doors to all new applicants, £35m of arrears owing to children has accumulated.

A report detailing the number of children to have been placed under protection plans across England has been released by the Department for Education (DfE).

According to an online study conducted by psychology experts at the Open University, the internet has enabled people to have an affair more easily.

A war veteran who suffered serious brain damage while serving in Afghanistan could lose what remains of his compensation package as part of a long-running divorce battle.

Four children will not be taken into care after the family division of the High Court decided that their parents – Asif Malik and Sara Kiran – are not a threat to their safety.

The first set of official figures show that more than 15,000 same-sex marriages have taken place in England and Wales.

The family law team at City-based solicitors Royds LLP have said that a landmark ruling could have significant implications for future divorce battles. The Supreme Court last week ruled in favour of two women…

Thousands of divorcing couples are lying to the courts every year due to divorce laws which pit people against one another, the family law organisation Resolution has warned.

The Government was this week facing renewed pressure to make changes to the information included on marriage certificates.

Royds solicitor Thomas Bjorn has been appointed to the board of trustees at a leading national charity. Thomas, a member of the law firm’s Corporate and Commercial team specialising in life sciences and technology…