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How to avoid court

17th April 2018 BBL Family Law

Nobody wants to end up in court. Everyone knows that going to court is expensive, slow and stressful. but sometimes it feels like the only option, if you reach the point where you and your former partner simply cannot agree. There are other options... Read more

Speak now… or forever hold your lens!

27th February 2018 BBL Family Law

The intricacies of family life are often such that if there is to be a wedding sceptic present on the big day, the spy in the camp is likely to be a close family member or friend. I’m not sure many people know the answer to what would happen if... Read more

Is the dawn of the digital divorce upon us?

12th February 201813th February 2018 BBL Family Law

It was back in August 1991 (almost 27 years ago) when the World Wide Web first went live to the world. Although the internet and technology has grown and developed exponentially since this time, it is fair to say that not everyone has fully... Read more

Our new arrival!

1st February 2018 BBL Family Law

We are really pleased to have strengthened our team with the appointment of solicitor and collaborative lawyer, Lucy Steele. The expansion takes bbl’s talented team to five qualified lawyers, the largest family team in the region. Lucy is... Read more

Do(n’t) Do It Yourself…

30th January 20189th February 2018 BBL Family Law

The Wife of DIY SOS TV star Nick Knowles has reportedly ‘blasted’ him for refusing to pay the private school fees for their 3-year-old son as their ‘bitter divorce turned ugly’. Sensationalist reporting is par for the course with the Sun and... Read more

The ongoing myth of the ‘quickie divorce’

15th January 2018 BBL Family Law

This is one myth published in the media from time to time which just doesn’t seem to go away. It is not uncommon to find that when it is announced a particular celebrity couple are to divorce, the phrase ‘quickie divorce’ is not too far... Read more

Divorce Day – A new year, a new start?

2nd January 20182nd January 2018 BBL Family Law

We are frankly slightly bored now of newspaper articles about “divorce day”. The theory is that Christmas is so stressful, people rush off to start divorce proceedings in January (with the first working day in the New Year being the busiest day... Read more

Providing financial information on divorce – what if people lie?

20th December 2017 BBL Family Law

People are expected to be open and honest about their finances during divorce proceedings. What happens if you think someone is being dishonest? With divorce, the bar is set much higher than for other types of court cases. There is an ongoing... Read more

Cohabitation awareness week

17th November 2017 BBL Family Law

As family lawyers we regularly work with couples whose relationships have, sadly, broken down. Increasingly these couples are cohabiting - living together but unmarried. They are the fastest growing family type, with recent figures showing there are... Read more

How long will my marriage last… statistically speaking

18th October 2017 BBL Family Law

The Office of National Statistics has today released statistics for divorce rates in England and Wales for 2016. In 2016 there were around 12.7 million married (including same sex marriage) or civil partner couple families in England and Wales. ... Read more

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