Impact of divorce on children

A survey by Netmums has revealed that in many cases children feel very differently about the impact of their parents separation than their parents believe. Worryingly 14% of children felt unable to be honest with their parents about their feelings and 2 in 5 admitted hiding their feelings from their parent to avoid upsetting them. […]

Divorce Day

Yesterday, 2nd January, has been dubbed “divorce day” by the press. The theory is that more couples seek the advice of solicitors on the issue of divorce on 2nd January than any other day of the year. At Higgins Miller we are used to having more divorce related  enquiries in January than other months of […]

Lack of confidence in the courts

The Ministry of Justice has published a report into the public’s confidence in the court system. The survey showed that less than half of those asked were either very confident of fairly confident that the family courts take into account the views of both parents when deciding what orders to make in respect of children. […]

Man sues wife for “ugly baby”

Last week it was reported that a Chinese man has successfully sued his wife for giving birth to what he considered to be an excessively ugly baby girl. The man firstly believed that the child was as a result of an affair as she looked so different from him and his wife but when DNA testing […]

Nigella Lawson to divorce

Nigella Lawson and her Husband, Charles Saatchi, are to divorce following photographs of him with his hands around her throat. Mr Saatchi was criticised in the media over the photographs and accepted a police caution in relation to the assault. In an article in the Mail on Sunday Mr Saatchi says that he commenced proceedings […]

Baby First Aid

Millie’s Trust is a local charity set up by the parents of Millie Thompson who tragically died in a choking accident whilst she was at nursery in Cheadle Hulme. The Charity aims to promote first aid training for all those people caring for a child. Now the charity is calling for first aid training to become […]

Supreme court backs wife

Judgement has been given in the case of Prest v Petrodel [2013]. The Judgement found that the wife would be allowed to transfer assets held by her husband’s companies as part of her divorce settlement. Throughout the proceedings the husband, Michael Prest, who is the sole controller of seven companies refused to disclose assets to […]

Well done Emma!

Following on from Friday’s blog we are pleased to confirm that not only did Emma complete the London Marathon but she did so in 4 hours, 53 minutes and 16 seconds. Emma and her team mate, Jenny, raised an amazing £2000 for Asthma UK and have been enjoying a well deserved rest for the past couple of days! […]

Run Emma, Run!

Our very own Emma Davison is running in the London Marathon on Sunday and we all wish her the very best of luck. We have all witnessed Emma’s hard work and dedication to her training over recent months and we are sure it will pay off. Emma is raising money for Asthma UK. To sponsor […]

Important Legal Aid Changes April 2013

From 1st April 2013 Legal Aid will change significantly. In most areas of private family law legal aid will no longer be available regardless of financial circumstances.  There will be some limited exceptions to this, principally: Applications for injunctions for protection from domestic violence. Cases where the applicant is the victim of domestic violence, to […]