Getting through the Holidays During Divorce The holiday season can be hard to face when going through proceedings or newly divorced. If you want a quiet season, then let people know. They may be trying to fix you up with a date or adding your name to guest lists. Be...Read MoreTags: divorce, wendi schuller, christmas, holidays
Good Divorce Paradigm Family Law is supporting Resolution’s campaign for a ‘Good Divorce’. This week (30 November 2016 to 2 December 2016) an awareness campaign has been launched to promote the idea of a ‘no fault’ divorce. Blame Game...Read MoreTags: divorce, resolution, marriage, irretrievable breakdown
Relocation with Children As Henry Ford say “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Moving forward or relocating to a different country is sometimes difficult, especially when the parent left behind does not want a distance...Read MoreTags: children, children act, abroad, relocation, shared care, welfare of the child
How to Beat Loneliness During Divorce One can feel lonely when going through the divorce process. You have lost your live-in companion and may be by yourself for the first time in your life. Some go from their parents’ house – to University – to the marital home....Read MoreTags: divorce, wendi schuller, divorce doldrums, doldrums, loneliness
Covert Operations As practitioner we are often asked whether a parent can or should make recordings of conversations with the other party or even the child in the context of an ongoing dispute over arrangements for their child. The motives for a parent wanting to make...Read MoreTags: children, contact, children act, cafcass, custody, recording
Effective Communication Through Divorce Divorce is hard enough without communication throwing a spanner in the works during proceedings. Spouses are angry or hurt and these strong emotions are often reflected in their choice of words. Think about your purpose with...Read MoreTags: divorce, wendi schuller, communicating, communication
What’s in a name? At Paradigm Family Law we receive a number of enquiries from clients looking to correct or change a Birth Certificate. In this post, we summarise the general procedure and requirements. What corrections can be made? If the information is wrong,...Read MoreTags: birth certificates, change of name, name change
It is becoming increasingly popular to marry abroad. British couples choosing to marry on an exotic tropical island paradise are jetting off to guarantee some sunshine on their big day. But, is the marriage a valid one, and furthermore if the relationship does go...Read MoreTags: divorce, marriage, abroad, certificate, foreign, marriage certificate
Of the dead, nothing unless good In 1433 during the height of the Italian Renaissance Ambrogio Traversari translated the Greek book, the Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers into Latin and so the phrase “De mortuis nihil nisi bonum” or “Of the dead, nothing...Read MoreTags: divorce, civil partnership, inheritance, financial proceedings, civil partners, clean break, death, gohil, non disclosure, same sex marriage, sharland
On the morning of February 7, 1998, I stood across from the man to whom I had pledged my love and, together, we read our handwritten vows before family, friends and our beloved church pastor. On that day, we became one as husband and wife. By Day #6 of our supposed...Read MoreTags: divorce, new beginning, valerie albarda
