Facing Separation or Divorce: 10 key considerations to guide you.

The first working Monday of each New Year is often dubbed ‘Divorce Day,’ a term that reflects theexpected surge in divorce inquiries, post-Christmas. While Thackray Williams’ Family team experienced higher call volumes on January 6th , compared to any other day in January; January itself, saw more Family inquiries, than any other month, across 2024. […]
How to Co-Parent at Christmas

Chapter One – Hear from the experts – How to co-parent at Christmas Join us on December 13th for an insightful and practical talk at our upcoming Chapter One Event. We understand that this time of year can be particularly challenging as you navigate through the complexities of co-parenting and rebuild your life post-divorce. That’s […]
Some advice on what to do if you are in a difficult relationship

How to leave an abusive relationship Recently some TV programmes have prompted articles and comments from prominent Women’s and Domestic Abuse Charities raising concerns about the coercive and controlling behaviour that has been displayed during the running of the shows. Sadly, this is incredibly common, and if you are experiencing abuse in your relationship, you […]
Divorce & Separation Q&A with Amanda Gardiner

Amanda Gardiner, Divorce and Separation Coach from Reset Divorce Coaching takes your questions… There are some great questions here and they raise complex and emotive issues. It is a challenge to provide a bitesize response as so much depends on the personal circumstances. Typically, in coaching we explore the whole scenario and I help clients […]
CORONAVIRUS – ADVICE FOR SEPARATED PARENTS

CORONAVIRUS – ADVICE FOR SEPARATED PARENTS Life as a separated parent is hard and stressful enough without something like Covid-19 coming along and causing chaos to well established routines. To those in this position, below are some tips and advice from Stuart Ruff, Salaried Partner at Solicitors Thackray Williams. 1. Stay Healthy Follow best […]
Divorce can devastate – but it doesn’t have to be that way!

Research has shown that a bad divorce can have a deep and lasting impact on children, begging the question why parents are still not embracing alternative less adversarial options open to them? It doesn’t take a degree in child psychology to know that family breakdowns have a profound influence on the children involved. Divorce is […]