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What is Parental Alienation?

There is no strict definition of Parental Alienation in English law, but it is generally taken to describe a situation where a child has been deliberately manipulated, coerced or otherwise pressured to align themselves to one parent by the other parent. Usually, the consequence of Parental Alienation is that contact between the alienated parent and… Continue reading What is Parental Alienation?

When does dependency end? Adult children in the family courts

The Metro newspaper recently reported that there are 2.4million 20-34-year-olds still living with their parents in the UK. Given the current state of the housing crisis, these figures come as no surprise. What happens then, when the parents of these adult children decide to split up? Will their housing needs be considered? Will child maintenance… Continue reading When does dependency end? Adult children in the family courts