We are frequently contacted by clients who have worked in Offshore industries for many years, requiring them to spend long periods away from home. This often means that their spouse stayed at home to look after the children. Many offshore workers have been working in the same industry for decades and are sometimes not able …
Where Should your Child Live If You Are Separated From Their Mother or Father? You may have just separated from your partner and could be worried about how often you will see your children and where they will live. At Emmersons Solicitors our specialist family lawyers often advise our clients about their options when things seem quite raw. However …
Imagine you are getting the children ready for school and your husband or wife says, “I issued divorce proceedings online last night. You will receive information from the court.” Your world has just fallen apart. Your husband or wife has actually fallen in love with someone else and there is nothing you can do to stop the …
Many of our family law clients are subject to domestic violence. This could be emotional, physical, or even coercive control. Sometimes the control element leads to a client being literally kicked out of their home, often late at night, and often on a weekend. They may be told that they are not welcome, and they …
How To Protect Your Children After Divorce or Separation At Emmersons Solicitors our specialist family lawyers are frequently presented with cases where a child’s parent refuses to allow them to see the other parent – often described as Parental Alienation. For example, in the case of Erica, she came to see us as she was concerned that …
Which area of the law do you work in? I work in our Private Client Team covering Wills, Probate, Lasting Power of Attorney and Elderly Client matters. I tend to specialise in looking after the affairs of older clients who have no one else to help them. I also deal with all aspects of divorce law in particular complicated cases involving multiple investments, pensions and …
We have seen a huge increase in the number of clients coming to see us to report difficulties around Arrangements for their Children. This can range from fathers not being able to see their baby or toddler, especially if they have never lived with the mother. We might have teenagers refusing to have anything to do …
January is often a time when many look to make changes. That could be a New Year’s resolution as small as joining a gym; however, for some, it could be a time of significant and life-changing decisions. The first month of the year will see many couples decide on divorce, with the first working Monday …
Hello, My name is Jacqueline Emmerson and I am Managing Director of Emmersons Solicitors, a firm I set up 20 years ago. This article is taken from a presentation I was asked to make to my local church about Ethics and the Law. As you can imagine, in my professional life I have dealt with …
Securing the Arrangements for Your Children Post-Separation: Expert Divorce Solicitors covering Newcastle and Sunderland When a married couple separates, it is possible – and indeed likely – that one or both parties will want to pursue a divorce through the Family Court; they may even wish to reach a Financial Settlement through the Courts – …
Emmersons Solicitors, experts in Cohabitation advice. One of the biggest misconceptions in family law is that there is such a thing as a common law husband or a common law wife. No matter how long you live with your partner you do no acquire or accrue any rights. Here we outline cohabitation advice. If …
Arrangements for children. New polling which was carried out by ComRes on behalf of family law organisation Resolution, has found that around eight out of ten children and young people with experience of parental separation or divorce would prefer their parents to split up if they are unhappy, rather than stay together. When asked …
Custody of Children, Residence and now Arrangements for Children. What does it all mean? Years ago when a couple divorced the court would automatically become involved to determine who would have custody of the children. An order would be made and this was usually in favour of the mother. In effect, the mother would then …
Emmersons Solicitors, consent orders. Some years ago a 65 year old fishmonger came to see me. His wife had left him twelve years previously without warning. This came as a huge shock to Mr Herring. The couple had never had a cross word and neither of them were having an affair. Eventually our client discovered …
Divorce Solicitors Newcastle. This Summer must have been very slow on the national news desks. I say that because every few days the nationals have been publishing survey results. Really they are just another way of businesses promoting their services. For example, the number of people who wished that they had never been married and …
Legal Aid. Divorce Solicitors Newcastle . Since April the 1st of this year (2013) it has become impossible for many people to obtain legal aid funding in respect of their divorce (or dissolution of civil partnership) and associated financial matters. Emmersons Solicitors Specialist Family Law team frequently deal with cases where one party has substantial assets …