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What Makes Conveyancing An Interesting Career?
If you are a natural born problem solver conveyancing may be the role for you!
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What Are the Duties of an Executor of a Will?
The executor of a Will is crucial to the probate process which sees a deceased person’s estate distributed according to their wishes. While it is a role often carried out by friends or relatives of the individual, some find greater peace of mind in seeking the help of legal experts.
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Diary Of A Conveyancer
Daniella Afonso spills the beans on a day in her role as a conveyancer for National Conveyancing Week.
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Are Mutual Wills Enforceable?
Mutual Wills in the UK occur when a couple draw up Wills at the same time that are identical or virtually identical. Crucially, to be mutual Wills the intention is that both parties should agree if any changes are to be made during their joint lives and a surviving partner will be limited to the changes that they can make to their Will following the death of the first partner.
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Why Use Mediation to Help Resolve Family Disputes?
For many people family mediation has proved a highly effective way of resolving disputes involving arrangements for children, finance and property, allowing them to move on with their lives. Figures from the Family Mediation Council (FMC) show that over 70 per cent of cases that go to mediation are successfully resolved.
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Civil partnership vs marriage: Is a civil partnership better than a marriage?
Civil partnership vs marriage: Is a civil partnership better than a marriage?
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Head of Childcare Team, Helen Russell confirms Law Society Children Law re-Accreditation.
We are please to announce the confirmation of re-accreditation for the Head of our Childcare…
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The Family Mediation Process
The family mediation process is a way for separating couples to achieve a settlement without the need for formal legal proceedings. Both parties work with a specially trained family mediator to reach agreement on issues including children, finance and property.
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How much is a spouse entitled to in a divorce?
If your wife is seeking a divorce, or your husband has served you with divorce papers, then it’s likely that you’ll be keen to find out how much by way of a financial settlement “ you can expect to walk away with”. Regardless of whether you’re eager to hold onto the family home or want to find out how much money you’d be entitled to in the event of a divorce, we can help.
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What happens if my ex won’t go to mediation
Family mediation can provide a quick, low-cost, non-confrontational way for separating couples to resolve disputes over issues including child custody, finance, and profits. By law separating couples must consider mediation as an option. Despite this, individuals sometimes find themselves in a position where their ex is refusing to go to mediation.
