Our team have been recognised across many categories in the #Legal500 UK 2025. We are a Top Tier Firm in Sussex, Kent & Surrey, a Leading Firm in the field of Family Mediation, along with Leading Firm status for our teams in both Hampshire and Essex. legal500.com/firms/4013-fam…

We are so proud of our amazing team and the recognition they have received again in the #Legal500 UK 2025. Testimonials for them and other talented individuals can be further explored on the guides website. legal500.com/firms/4013-fam…

Robert Williams is now in the Hall of Fame, Lisa Burton-Durham, Kate Elliott and Louise Buttery are Leading Partners, @gemlegal is a Next Generation Partner while Christopher Maulkin and Charlotte Plowman are Leading Associates. Congratulations!

Today sees the publication of the 2024 eprivateclient Top Family Law Firms – an in-depth look at the leading firms providing family law advice in the UK - and we are thrilled to have been named in this prestigious ranking. paminsight.com/epc/article/ex… #TopFamilyLawyers #TeamFLP

Maintenance is the term used for regular financial support made by one spouse, civil partner or parent to the other following a divorce or separation. Eden Palmer explains how maintenance is determined: ow.ly/NNJo50TGY4Y #FamilyLaw #Divorce #Separation #Maintenance

Sarah-Jane Riddell has an article featured in JPFamilylaw exploring the advantages of the collaborative process... a proactive, supportive, child-focused and cost-effective way for couples to resolve financial and child arrangements. ow.ly/iy0r50TKMOQ

Parental Responsibility in family law is defined under s3 of the Children Act 1989, as 'all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property.’ Beth Watson explains: familylawpartners.co.uk/blog/parental-…

The #FamilyLawHour programme needs you! We're starting to think about the 2025 calendar & want to hear from any individuals who would like to be a guest host next yr. If there are any topics/themes that you'd like to see covered then please let us know. Our DM's are open!

In an article in Solicitors Journal, @Gemlegal discusses the increase in divorcing couples seeking out more amicable solutions to their separation and the evolution of the legal profession to meet that need. Read more here: solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/join… #Agreeable #Divorce #Solutions

A pre-nuptial agreement is an arrangement entered into by a couple before marriage to determine how assets are to be divided if they were to separate or divorce. But what should be included? Daniel Thanekar explains: familylawpartners.co.uk/blog/pre-nupti…

✅The Benefits of Attending a #Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) 💻 A free webinar for members of the public who want to find out more about what happens in a MIAM 📅 Monday 27 January, 12 - 1 pm Register➡️familymediationcouncil.org.uk/the-benefits-o…

We're looking forward to supporting Family Mediation Week 2025 later this month. Hazel Manktelow's session is one of a number of webinars that our expert team of mediators will be delivering this year. #familymediationweek #familymediation #familylaw

Are you in a situation where you wish to issue divorce proceedings but your spouse (or you) lives abroad? Aalia Hajee-Hussein from our Ascot office explores the principle of jurisdiction in family law. Read the blog here: familylawpartners.co.uk/blog/how-to-di…. #Divorce #InternationalFamilyLaw

Aalia Hajee-Hussein explains Part III application, a crucial piece of legislation, which provides a legal framework for dealing with financial settlements in international divorce cases: familylawpartners.co.uk/blog/what-is-p… #FamilyLaw #InternationalDivorce

Q1: Do you think domestic abuse is sufficiently taken into account within financial remedy proceedings? Please discuss... #familylawhour

Lisa Burton-Durham FamilyLawHour Completely agree. It’s the only s25 factor that now has a special procedure to factor it out of a financial remedy case at the outset. Nothing to prevent litigants from running hopeless contributions arguments!

FamilyLawHour No it is not, but at what threshold do you let it be taken into account. I have always thought the threshold is only high because of public policy reasons (floodgate arguments).

FamilyLawHour The research shows that survivors will suffer financial detriment as a result of abuse. The extent of that detriment is unlikely to be known or calculable at the point of separation.

FamilyLawHour The law on LSPOs requires statutory reform as well as a change in judicial approach. Pound for pound orders do not work in cases with economic abuse. It takes a lot more work to chase disclosure than it does to withhold it!

Thank you to Anita Mehta and Olivia Piercy members of the Resolution Economic Abuse Working Party for hosting and Patricia Beckett, Hunters Family Team, Lisa Burton-Durham, Supriya McKenna, TLT Family and Private Wealth, Raj Patel, Sarah-Jane Riddell, Diana Jordan, @gemlegal, Gareth Evans, Sally