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State Pension

Boosting Your State Pension and Keeping Child Benefit Entitlement

Whether or not you are entitled to child benefit depends on your personal tax position.…

Ex’s Permission

Do I Need My Ex’s Permission to Take My Child on Holiday?

The short answer is yes if you both share parental responsibility and there are no…

How Are Foreign Assets Divided In Divorce?

How Are Foreign Assets Divided in Divorce?

Assets overseas are treated in the same fashion in a divorce settlement to those assets…

Philip Hunter, Hawkins Family Law

Solicitor Profile: Philip Hunter, Hawkins Family Law

A leading solicitor based in Milton Keynes, Philip Hunter specialises in a range of family…

Split In Divorce

Is Everything Split 50/50 in Divorce?

There is no set formula when looking at a financial split within a divorce in…

Divorce And Pensions Explained

Divorce and Pensions Explained

Pensions are considered to be one of the most frequently misunderstood and mismanaged elements of…

Annabel Hayward

Solicitor Profile: Annabel Hayward

A recommended lawyer in The Legal 500, who describe her as “striking a good balance…

Building A Cohesive Workforce And Navigating Different Generations In The Workplace

Navigating Different Generations in the Workplace: Building a Cohesive Workforce

In today's modern workforce, we find ourselves amidst a unique and diverse blend of generations,…

Faye Wright,

Faye Wright joins Hawkins Family Law

We are delighted to announce that Faye Wright has joined Hawkins Family Law. A recommended…

Trauma In The Family Court

Trauma in the Family Court

A few weeks ago my colleague Amina Le Gall and I attended a conference in…

High Net Worth Divorce Lawyers

Guide to High Net Worth Divorce

In high net worth divorce, assets are often held in complex financial products and arrangements,…

Who Gets The House In A Divorce With Children?

Who Gets the House in a Divorce with Children?

Divorce is stressful at the best of times, but when there are children involved there…

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