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If you are approaching a solicitor about a family issue, the chances are you are probably going through a really difficult period in your life. When making any other purchase that you are likely to spend a lot of money on, like a new car or the latest phone, you would likely spend hours doing your homework. Would you spend the same amount of time choosing a solicitor?

Dealing with a divorce can often be difficult and extremely emotive. A number of problems may arise that are not apparent from the outset. Here are the top six reasons why you should use a Resolution accredited family lawyer to deal with your divorce or dissolution of civil partnership. 

No Fault Divorce came into force on the 6th April 2022.

Under the new legislation, you can divorce without having to blame your spouse. Previously, parties could only apply for a Divorce if they were able to prove to the Court that their marriage has irretrievably broken down by establishing one of five specific facts. Under the previous system, unless you had been separated for two years and you had both agreed to get divorced, one of you had to effectively blame the other for your marriage having broken down.

Whilst arranged marriages are now less common, British Asian divorce figures indicate that more and more couples are less inclined to stay in unhappy marriages than previous generations. Over the last decade, I have seen social media support this 'sea-change', for example, there are many Instagram pages dedicated to normalising divorce in Asian culture using various memes and quotes.

In September 2021, the government announced that all children without an underlying health condition aged 12+ would be offered Covid-19 vaccination. On 30^th January 2022, it went on to announce that children aged 5-11 who are in a clinical risk group or who live with someone who is immune-suppressed will be able to get the first dose of the COVID vaccine.