Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

Blame-free divorce should be one of several new reforms to the law, a leading organisation has urged.

It will now be easier for children to have a say during family disputes, the Government has announced.

Family court judges will have the power to order DNA tests in an effort to cut delays in divorce proceedings.

More details have emerged about the move towards central divorce centres.

A fostering charity has claimed as many as 8,370 new foster families are needed across the UK this year to cope with demand.

In what is thought to be the first lesbian divorce case to reach the Court of Appeal, the former partner of a successful property developer is fighting for a larger portion of her £6m fortune.

A bill which will give greater legal protection to cohabitees has been debated in the House of Lords.

New analysis today shows that British families are shrinking but households are expanding.

In a case that has caused considerable controversy, a divorced father has been ordered by the court to take his children to Mass at Christmas.

A crackdown on ­absent parents who fail to pay for their children has been hailed a success.

A leading association of family lawyers has hailed a new set of standards for Mediators.

Legal firms were bracing themselves today for ‘Divorce Monday’, when they typically see a surge in queries from spouses planning to break up after the Christmas holidays.