If you are a victim of domestic violence please note that the Northern Ireland Executive have now pledged to fund the cost of public transport for anyone needing to flee their home. Public transport will be funded by the Executive where refuge or emergency accommodation has been arranged through the 24hr Domestic and Sexual…
The battle is on: Divorce -v- COVID. Janice Spence, head of Family and Matrimonial, looks to see if it’s possible to progress your divorce during these uncertain times. I’m facing recurring questions from clients contemplating separation and divorce The press is full of stories and editorials reflecting on how many more divorces and separations there…
Janice Spence, Head of Matrimonial and Family, looks at how the Government’s direction to stay at home during the COVID outbreak might affect your arranged contact with your child We are all now fully aware of the threat that Covid 19 poses to us all. Everyone at DMC is following the ‘Rules on Staying at…
Death and taxes! They say they come to us all. What we can only hope for is that we pay as little tax as possible throughout life and that in death we go quietly and simply slip away. For many couples in Northern Ireland death comes when least expected. Three score years and ten is…
“The law which the family Judges have to apply and the procedures which they have to follow are based on hypocrisy and lack of intellectual honesty”. You may be surprised to learn that this quote comes from Sir James Munby, one of Britain’s top family Judges, in his judgement in the Court of Appeal…
A comment that I have heard time and time again throughout the course of my work is “we stayed together for the sake of the children”. It would appear that many couples of all ages feel pressure to stay in a failing marriage, for the sake of their children. Clients will have often sacrificed their…