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Olive Groves And Olive Branches. Mr Christoforou has enjoyed a brief, but probably unwelcome period in the limelight, at least amongst divorce lawyers. He an...

Can I Emigrate With My Children? This can be one of the most difficult decisions separated parents face. Separating itself almost always involves some change...

From January 2020 all couples in England and Wales can choose between a civil partnership or a marriage. Civil partnerships were created by the Civil Partner...

No Fault Divorce Is Unlikely To Become Law The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, which is intended to introduce no fault divorce, is stuck in the que...

Shared Day-To-Day Care I am often asked, “if my daughter spends at least as much time at my house as she does at her mother’s, why do I have to pay child sup...

A High Court decision by Mr Justice Mostyn in March 2019 reminds us that not all prenuptial agreements will stand up, particularly if you don’t go through th...

The government’s commitment to introduce no-fault divorce legislation is welcomed, of course, by virtually everyone who works in the field of family law. To ...

On 1 April 2019 the ONS (Office for National Statistics) published its most recent data for marriages in England and Wales. The figures cover the year to Dec...

There is no clear definition of how unreasonable your behaviour has to be, for your husband or wife to be able to divorce you. The phrase “unreasonable behav...

On the 20 February 2019 the DWP published its latest “Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics” with data to December 2018. It records another ke...

Apple Tree Family Law is entering its third week. We have had sone glitches on the website but hopefully those are now sorted. I am truly grateful for the me...

Apple Tree Family Law opens its doors on 1 November 2018. Drawing on more than 25 years knowledge and experience, I aim to harness developments in digital te...