Yesterday, writing about Financial Dispute Resolution hearings, I described how frustrating it can be when an FDR hearing fails and a case proceeds to a Final Hearing. Wasted time and increased costs, stress, worry… Surely there must be a more …
When a financial application is made to the divorce courts, three court hearings are scheduled to take place: a First Appointment, an FDR hearing and a Final Hearing. Two years ago I published a post called FDR – look out for these stumbling …
This is my latest post for The Times, which appears on The Experts blog today. What was really happening on Tuesday? Was Ken Clarke’s sentencing policy truly in tatters? Did his proposals ever stand a chance of implementation? Surely not. So …
As a family lawyer, I feel incredibly privileged to publish this post. I have written before about representing clients who are coping with serious health issues. None of us are machines and it can be very hard to sit, calmly, across the table from …
“A Tale of Two Fathers”, reveals that although fathers who live with their children are likely to participate more fully in their lives, the proportion of children who live apart from their fathers has soared.
I spent much of yesterday looking over 24 of our files. I review all of the files at Stowe Family Law at least once a month, and it is tiring work. I’ll admit that when I review files I’m tough on our fee earners, even my partners, and …
This photo makes me smile. Taken at the Oxford Union debate earlier this year, it pictures Harry Benson and me. Harry is the founder of the Bristol Community Family Trust, which provides marriage preparation courses. He also works with the …
This is an expanded version of my latest post for The Times, which appears on The Experts blog today. I was doing some work for the Law Society. I travelled to a small Midlands town, to a high street lawyer’s office next to a greasy spoon cafe. I …
John Bolch of Family Lore recently posed the question, Has Blawging Become “Establishment”? He wrote: One of the beauties of blogging is that there are (virtually) no rules as to what format a blog should take. The problem, however, is that the …
This is an expanded version of my latest post for The Times, which appears on The Experts blog today. Marilyn Stowe A few years ago I became involved in a race row on one university campus. The Jewish student concerned was so fearful for her safety …
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