Family

We’re supporting Resolution’s Good Divorce Week 2022 (28 November – 2 December), an annual awareness campaign run by Resolution, a community of over 6,500 family professionals, which helps people find a better way to go through divorce. This year, the focus of...

The new No-Fault Divorce law came into place on the 6th April 2022. To briefly sum-up Law changes; a spouse, or a couple jointly, can now apply for divorce by simply stating their marriage has broken down irretrievably. This is...

Christmas is a time for families to be together. However, for separated parents it is not always that simple, this year more than ever. Samantha Sanders is Head of Family Law at Ellis-Fermor & Negus and explains what families should...

Today is the first day of Resolution’s Good Divorce Week 2020 (30 November – 4 December) which aims to raise awareness of reducing conflict when going through a separation. Resolution is a community of over 6,500 family lawyers across England...

Welcome to the team, Sally! We are delighted to welcome Sally Corringan to Ellis-Fermor & Negus Solicitors. Sally joins the Family law team based at our Beeston office to assist clients across Nottinghamshire with a range of Family matters. About...

Have you ever wondered what could happen to your pet if your relationship were to break down? Are you unsure where he/she might live? I frequently get asked about pets and divorce and therefore wanted to write an article to address some of the concerns...

Separation can throw many things into the spotlight, including arrangements over a family pet. A pet can be an integral part of our family. Therefore, it is unsurprising that disputes arise over who will get to keep him/her. Head of...

This week Resolution has launched “Good Divorce Week”, in order to raise awareness about reducing conflict in Divorce. Samantha Sanders, Head of our Family Department is an accredited specialist with Resolution as are all our family lawyers at Ellis-Fermor &...

The start of a New Year can lead to people seeking advice regarding relationship problems, and possible separation.  Some couples  may have stayed together until the New Year for the sake of the children to have one last Christmas as...

As family lawyers we regularly work with couples whose relationships have sadly broken down. Increasingly we meet with couples who are cohabiting – living together but unmarried. They are the fastest growing family type in the UK, with recent figures...