Buying a home together is a major financial commitment. For unmarried couples, it is also worth spending some time thinking about how that property will be owned before the purchase goes through. We often advise separating couples who bought a property together years...
For years, family solicitors have had to give some clients an answer they were not expecting to hear: living together for a long time does not give an unmarried couple the same financial rights as a married couple if they separate. The idea of the “common law...
When most people think about making a Will, they think about their home, savings, investments and personal possessions. Increasingly, however, there is another part of an estate that should not be overlooked – digital assets. For some people, those assets can...
One of the questions we are regularly asked by separated parents is whether they can change their child’s surname without the other parent’s agreement. The reasons vary from family to family. Sometimes a child has always been known by a different surname...
Most people think obtaining probate is the difficult part of dealing with a loved one’s estate. In reality, it is often only the beginning. We regularly speak to executors who are surprised by the number of legal and financial responsibilities they take on after...
For many people going through divorce or separation, dealing with finances can be one of the most challenging parts of the process. There are often immediate concerns about the family home, mortgage payments, savings, pensions and how both parties will manage...
