by Louise Halford | Dec 10, 2018 | Children, Divorce
Child Contact Arrangements at Christmas for Divorced and Separated Parents As a Manchester children solicitor my thoughts turn to Christmas a lot earlier than many other parents. That is because whenever I talk about custody and access arrangements, with parents I...
by Louise Halford | Nov 29, 2018 | Children
Can a Father Stop a Mother Taking Their Child on Holiday? At the start of the long school summer holidays or just before children break up for their Christmas holidays I tend to get asked the question whether a father can stop a mother taking their child on holiday. A...
by Louise Halford | Nov 23, 2018 | Child Abduction
A case in the papers last week brought home to me how child abduction can devastate a family through the loss of a child. After years of battling with people who were once loved ones and trying to fight your way through a legal system to get family court orders to...
by Louise Halford | Nov 14, 2018 | Children, Family Law
If you’re wondering ‘what legal rights do step parents have?’, we have the answers for you here. Step parents often get bad press, stepping into already made families and having to find their role. Jigsaw relationships can get very complicated with...
by Louise Halford | Nov 6, 2018 | Family Law
Parental responsibility is one of those phrases most parents think is a bit self-evident. After all if you are a parent then you have responsibility for your child. Simple isn’t it? It is only when parents separate or divorce that the vaguely heard of legal concept of...
