We are excited about our updated website and hope that our client’s will find it useful. We would like to thank all of our clients for their support over the last year and we look forward to working with current and new clients in the New Year. Please note our...

                  Very soon, schools will be breaking up for the Easter holiday. You may be planning to take the children ski-ing or abroad for a beach holiday. We often come across situations when separated parents have not been consulted about the other parent’s...

The most valuable asset which parties own will typically be the family home, land or a business.  At AWD Law, we often deal with cases which involve a business and would like to share with you some common misconceptions and questions raised by our clients. My business...

MYTH:  My spouse has committed adultery so I must be entitled to a larger financial settlement? No, you would not be entitled to a larger financial settlement.  The court will only take conduct into consideration if that conduct was such that it would be, in the...

  Christmas is traditionally a time for families to come together.  However, for parents who are separating or divorcing, Christmas can be a tough time. For most parents Christmas is all about pleasing their children by making sure their children have a lovely time. ...

                  If you are going through a divorce, separation or attending mediation, there is a duty of full and frank financial disclosure.  This means that it is necessary for you and your spouse/partner to completely and honestly disclose your true financial...

            The terminology ‘a clean break’ means that parties to a marriage/civil partnership will have no financial ties against each other once the order has been approved by a judge and once a decree absolute has been pronounced. When parties are married or in a...

            If a parent wishes to move from one location within the United Kingdom to another and the other parent objects, you can apply to the court for a prohibited steps order or a specific issue order. This happened in a recent case Re C (Internal Relocation)...

            It has always been difficult for most first time buyers to get on the property ladder.  Maybe not anymore as the government has launched the new Help to Buy ISA scheme. So what’s it all about? It is a tax free cash savings plan which enables banks to...