Divorce & Family Law

Charlotte Hurst, trainee solicitor in our divorce and family law team, outlines the key changes to be introduced under no fault divorce reforms. Earlier this month the government published its…

Rebecca Patience, a solicitor in Harrison Drury’s divorce and family law team, points out the value of careful consideration to the resolution of financial matters following separation.  One of the…

Rebecca Patience, a solicitor in Harrison Drury’s divorce and family law team, outlines how to identify parental alienation during separation and divorce, and what can be done to address it.…

Janine Hutson from Harrison Drury’s divorce and family law team offers guidance to separated and divorced parents about managing arrangements for children over the Christmas period. While Christmas is one…

All couples in England and Wales will now have the choice between entering into either a civil partnership or a marriage, the Government has announced today. Harrison Drury’s family team…

Retired court of protection judge, Denzil Lush, has said that he wouldn’t draw up a lasting power of attorney (LPA) and he would prefer to rely on a court appointed…

Administration errors on consent forms for IVF treatment have led to a number of cases where the father, or second parent, is not legally recognised as a parent. Family solicitor…

Many older people value their independence and see making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) as giving up their autonomy to some extent, so it can often be difficult to…

Deciding how to share ownership of your home should be a carefully thought out decision, especially as it can help protect your financial security in the future. With different ownership…

Q. My former partner and I separated four months ago and since then we have not been able to agree on child access arrangements for me to see my son,…

As family lawyers we are often asked about the rights and entitlements of separating couples who are cohabiting and unmarried. Many unmarried couples who live together assume that after a…

My marriage has ended and my husband has moved out of our matrimonial home. I am very concerned about my financial future. My husband works full time and earns a…

Q. I am separating from my husband and we have two children together who are aged eight and five. What orders can the court make in relation to our children?…

Harrison Drury has significantly expanded its divorce and family law offering in recent months following a number of key appointments. Damian Baron joined the firm as a partner and head…

Harrison Drury has further expanded its family law team with the appointment of Janine Hutson. Janine specialises in advising clients on the division of assets as part of a divorce…

Harrison Drury has appointed experienced family lawyer Damian Baron as a partner. He will head up the family law team at Harrison Drury’s Preston office in Chapel Street after joining…

Harrison Drury has appointed Shena Baron to head up its family law team. The legal executive, who has almost 20 years’ experience in family law, joins Harrison Drury from Napthens…

Two years ago I wrote about plans being discussed to introduce legislation that would give cohabiting couples who break up similar rights to married couples. The plans have still not…