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If there’s any change in your circumstances, it’s always important to review your Will. This is especially the case for major life changes, such as marriage or divorce.
When a family breaks down, it’s inevitably a difficult time and understandably, very important that any children involved are still supported both emotionally and financially. Time spent with each parent should enable children to thrive.
Coming to the decision that your marriage/civil partnership has come to an end is not an easy time. However, when there are children involved, it can make the process even more difficult – particularly if a parent is so overwhelmed with the emotions of the process that they don’t tend to their children’s needs.
If your son or daughter is going through a divorce it can be extremely difficult. But you may also be worried that your contact as a grandparent will be restricted.
As the summer holidays approach, you might be thinking of going on holiday abroad with your child. Firstly, it is important to consider whether you will need to obtain the consent of the child’s other parent, or anyone else with parental responsibility, before you book and trip off!
When a family breaks down, it’s inevitably a difficult time and understandably, very important that any children involved are still supported both emotionally and financially. Time spent with each parent should enable the children to thrive.
Many parents who separate agree between them who their children will live and when the children will see the other parent. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to agree, especially when emotions are running high in the breakdown of a relationship.
During these difficult times, many parents will be worried about the impact that the Coronavirus is having on existing child arrangement orders and future hearings.
More than half of British adults have not made a Will. Of those who have, many have not updated their wills for some time, which is reflected in the soaring number of inheritance disputes heard in the High Court. 
Before we know it, Christmas will be upon us. If it is your first family Christmas during or following divorce or separation from a partner, we understand that it can be a particularly difficult time.