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Watkins Solicitors Supports White Ribbon Event in Hereford

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On Tuesday 26th November, Watkins Solicitors proudly participated in the White Ribbon event in Hereford, held as part of the global 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. The event, hosted by West Mercia Women’s Aid (WMWA), brought...

Domestic Abuse Conference Bristol 2024

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On 11th October, Watkins Solicitors proudly hosted our third Domestic Abuse Conference in Bristol, an all-day event that brought together professionals from across various sectors to share knowledge, experiences, and strategies to tackle domestic...

Watkins Solicitors is proud to announce that one of our International Family Law Solicitors, Andy Kerese , has had one of his Hague Convention child abduction High Court cases, reported. The case involved complex cross-border child abduction issues between...

For  International Women's Day , we are celebrating women's achievements and, in particular, spotlighting our brilliant new generation of solicitors who qualified at the start of the year. We begin with  Martyna Piatkowska , a Family...

Hague Convention Application Dismissed

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Hague Convention Application Dismissed Watkins Solicitors'  International Family Department had a recent success in the High Court in London. The firm acted for a mother who was a Ukrainian citizen and had two children with a French father....

Polish family will celebrate Christmas together again

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In July, one of our clients approached the  International Department  to apply to the Court for permission to move back to her home country of Poland with her children. Our client moved to England approximately eight years ago but was keen to...

Should I get a Pre-Nuptial Agreement?

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We have been receiving many enquiries for Pre-Nuptial Agreements this week following the government’s announcement permitting weddings this Summer.   The breakdown of a marriage is not something we like to consider when planning a wedding,...

The problem with informal financial arrangements...

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Many divorcing couples are able to agree financial arrangements between themselves. This, in principle, is great. Talking sensibly and reasonably about the future and coming to an agreement during times of high emotion is certainly an achievement and it is...

What is a PLO or PPM Meeting?

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A PLO (Public law outline meeting) or PPM (Pre-Proceedings Meeting) is a meeting called by the Local Authority when they have concerns surrounding your care of your child/children. The meeting is an opportunity for the Local Authority to make you aware...

New measures to tackle parental alienation

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From Spring 2018 a new approach will be adopted by CAFCASS (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) to tackle the issue of one parent turning a child against the other following separation. This problem is known as parental alienation and is...

Remarriage following divorce

Beverley Watkins

Beverley Watkins explains that remarrying before sorting out financial matters from a first divorce can have catastrophic consequences.  If a party to a divorce proceedings remarries before they have dealt with the financial aspects of their divorce,...

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