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How to Become a Personal Welfare Deputy
A personal welfare deputy makes important decisions on behalf of someone who lacks the mental capacity to make these decisions by themselves.
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Adverse Possession Of Land That Is ‘Bona Vacantia’
Commercial Litigation Paralegal Emily Griffiths explains what you can do if you find the registered proprietor of a piece of land you are seeking to adverse possess is actually a dissolved company.
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Avoiding Periodic Tenancies
Commercial Litigation Paralegal Jamie Boswell explains how to avoid periodic tenancies.
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Forces Help to Buy Scheme (FHTB) Becomes Permanent
The scheme which started in 2014 has been extended for members of the Armed Forces.
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Can Mediation Resolve Child Custody Issues?
Child custody mediation is an impartial, non-confrontational process which supports separated parents in working together to decide on future arrangements.
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Caring for a loved one: Court of Protection
Caring for those who are close to us can be challenging and lots of problems can arise along the way. We have a dedicated team that can assist and advise on all aspects of care home funding, managing someone’s financial affairs or court of protection applications.
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Who can determine Mental Capacity, and how do they do it?
The Court of Protection can appoint deputies if it decides that someone no longer has the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves. To do this, however, the court needs a mental capacity assessment of the individual concerned.
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Is It Illegal to Smack Your Child in the UK?
The UK law on smacking your child has long been controversial. While children should never be subject to physical abuse, the legalities of smacking are often deemed to be very subjective when cases are taken to court.
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How much child maintenance should I pay?
UK child support laws exist to protect children, and there are detailed considerations that ensure parents pay their fair share of child maintenance. Child maintenance is paid regardless of whether you live with your children or not, and it’s a parental obligation that you continue paying until your child leaves school or university.
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What is a grandparent Will?
For many people, the natural thing to do when making a will is to leave everything to their partner. The assumption is that the partner will then leave all their assets to the couple’s children who will in turn pass it on to the grandchildren – thus keeping the assets within the family down the generations. But there are a number of reasons why this may not be the case in practice.
