A dog, cat or any much loved family pet can be one of the most highly sought after issues to debate when reaching financial settlement on separation. The family pet is often one of the most important members of the family. Positions can be polarised on who the trusted family dog should live with.
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Today marks the end of long careers of two of our partners, Mary McEvoy and Andrew Orriss.
On Easter Sunday 2019 Rachel was diagnosed with Philadelphia Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), a rare form of Leukaemia. She was just 4 years old. Since that day Rachel has undergone an intensive and brutal treatment regime with lengthy stays in hospital.
On any application to court in relation to arrangements for children, the Judge will presume that the involvement of a parent in a child’s life will be positive and in the best interests of the child unless there is evidence to the contrary.
Children must always be protected from harm or the risk of harm. It impacts badly on their welfare and development.
With the season of gift giving now a distant memory, you may be forgiven for thinking the associated obligatory stress of picking out the perfect present for that distant relative is behind you. But if you have been putting off getting your affairs in order, now could be the perfect time to take action and the role of gifting can have an important role to play.