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Seminar: Employment Law Spring Update
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Adolescence and the Age of Social Media: A Co-Parenting Perspective
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok: social media permeates our everyday lives with viral clips, songs and trends. It dictates what you buy, where you go and our online persona often forms part of our identity. As an adult, it can be both helpful and...
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Navigating Family Law: Supporting Families Living with Autism with Compassion and Understanding
To mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, we wanted to highlight the importance of autism-friendly legal support in family law. The family team at Myerson understands that going through a divorce can be an emotional and stressful experience...
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Understanding Narcissism & Coercive Control in Relationships: Insights from Our Latest Podcast
When a relationship feels overwhelming, confusing, or even suffocating, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly what is happening. Many individuals in unhappy relationships describe their partners as narcissistic or controlling, but what do these...
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How Can The Length Of Your Marriage Impact Your Divorce Settlement?
In England and Wales, you must have been married for at least one year before you can apply for a divorce. This can be frustrating, especially if you have separated soon after marriage. However, it does give you time to understand the divorce...
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What Happens to my Pension on Divorce?
Discover how divorce impacts your pension and explore strategies like pension offsetting, sharing, and attachment. Get expert advice from Myerson Solicitors to secure a fair financial settlement.
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Transforming Divorce Financial Planning: Expert Insights from MyFamily Pod
Divorce and separation can be overwhelming—not only emotionally but also financially. At Myerson, we understand that clear financial planning is crucial during these challenging times. Our latest episode of MyFamily Pod features an enlightening...
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What Is Coercive And Controlling Behaviour?
With the introduction of The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 , the legal framework has been further strengthened to ensure better support and justice for those affected by coercive and controlling behaviour. Our Family Lawyers explore the serious...
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Understanding the Link Between Perimenopause and Divorce
Divorce is a significant life-altering event, just like menopause (the last menstrual period to take place and perimenopause, the time of fluctuating periods before this), since all can have profound impacts on a person’s emotional, physical and...
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Can You Divorce Without Sorting Out Finances?
Couples increasingly choose to separate and divorce without having sorted out their finances, which could be attributed to the advent of a more accessible online divorce service, but there are implications for not finalising financial matters by...
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Bridging the Gender Pension Gap: Key Insights from Our Latest Podcast
The gender pension gap remains a significant issue in the UK, with women retiring on average with far smaller pension pots than men. Our latest episode of MyFamily Pod features Jane Tenquist , Head of Family Law at Myerson Solicitors, and financial...
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What Happens When Children Are Swapped At Birth? Legal Lessons From ITV’s Playing Nice
Playing Nice, the psychological thriller by JP Delaney, follows two couples who discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved or reclaim...
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Top Tips For Your Farming Divorce
Divorce can be an emotionally challenging and complex process, especially when a farm is involved. The crossover between marital and agricultural assets often means that farmers face unique circumstances that a solicitor must carefully consider...
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Family Lawyer Sarah Whitelegge Achieves Collaborative Lawyer Certification
Sarah Whitelegge , a prominent Family Lawyer at Myerson, is pleased to announce that she has completed the Resolution Collaborative Foundation Training with Resolution . This certification enhances her ability to assist clients in resolving family...
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Navigating Divorce: Insights from Our Latest Podcast
Divorce and separation are among the most challenging experiences anyone can face. They bring not only legal complexities but also significant emotional and psychological hurdles. In our latest episode of MyFamily Pod , Family Lawyer Nichola Bright...
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What The Best Christmas Movies Can Teach Us About Family Law
The best Christmas movies, whether streamed on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or caught on Freeview are often filled with festive cheer, love, family bonding and togetherness, but have you ever thought about what your favourite Christmas classic could...
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How The Autumn Budget Could Impact Divorce
The recent budget announcement has raised many questions about its effects on divorce proceedings. While budget changes do not affect the divorce process itself, consequential matters like financial settlements, property sales, and private...
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The Effect of Marriage, Divorce and Separation on your Will
It is important to make a Will if you wish to leave your estate according to your wishes (whether to your spouse, children, charity or otherwise). In England and Wales, the absence of a valid Will means that the law will determine who will benefit...
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What to Expect at Manchester Family Court
Attending family court can be daunting, especially if you are unfamiliar with the process. Whether you are going through a divorce or trying to sort out the arrangements for your children , understanding the process and knowing how to deal with the...
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What Happens to a House When an Unmarried Couple Splits and Only One Partner Owns It?
There is a myth that when you live with your partner for a long period of time, you are in a “ common law marriage ”. However, the reality is that there is no such concept in England and Wales. Whether you have lived with your partner for one year...
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Myerson Magazine Autumn 2024 Issue
Discover a selection of insights and legal expertise within the pages of our latest Magazine. This covers a wide range of private client topics such as: Employment - What Are Labour's Employment Law Changes & When Will They Happen? Wills, Trust...
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Alienating Behaviours and Parental Alienation: Steps to Take
Unfortunately, when assisting in child contact arrangements on a relationship breakdown, it is not uncommon to hear statements such as My partner is telling lies about me to manipulate the childre n or The children do not want to see me because of...
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What Are the Most Common Mistakes When Divorcing?
We appreciate that separation and divorce can be a highly traumatic, emotional, and stressful time. It can feel very confusing, and it is important to try to take control of the situation and seek legal advice at the earliest opportunity. Our...
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How to Help Your Children Through Divorce
Separation and divorce can be a challenging and upsetting time for all involved. Even though the relationship between the adults has ended, their role as parents does not stop. It is important to make sure the children get the support they need...
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Who Is The Legal Parent of a Surrogate Child?
Surrogacy is a process by which a child is carried through pregnancy by a woman with the intention that, at birth, the child and parental responsibility for the child will be transferred to another person/couple, known as the intended parent(s...
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