Co-Parenting During the Festive Season & Putting Your Child First As the holiday season approaches, we are surrounded by images promising festive joy and family gatherings around a roaring fire. For some, as anticipation builds, it creates an...
Co-Parenting During the Festive Season & Putting Your Child First As the holiday season approaches, we are surrounded by images promising festive joy and family gatherings around a roaring fire. For some, as anticipation builds, it creates an...
The importance of having a will in place is more crucial than ever, given the recent government policy change effective from 26th July 2023. This alteration in the 'statutory legacy' raises the default amount from £270,000 to...
eharrison@pickerings-solicitors.com The Office of National Statistics reports that dementia is the leading cause of death in England, followed closely by heart disease and pneumonia. As we get older, all too often we put off thinking about the future and...
Are you getting married this year? What’s on your ‘to do’ list? If you are planning a wedding, you’ll know it can take 12 months or more to organise and involves decisions on everything from outfits and flowers to venues and...
The first working Monday in January is often nick-named ‘Divorce Day’ by the press. This is on the basis that high numbers of couples seek advice about ending their marriage at the start of January, following the Christmas and New Year period. ...
Trustees have been under a duty to register trusts with HMRC where there is a tax liability since 2017 using HMRC’s Trust Registration System (“TRS”). However, the TRS has been extended as a result of the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering...
Research commissioned by Solicitors For the Elderly (SFE) has revealed that over half (51%) of people living in the Midlands who have a will haven't updated it for more than five years, meaning nearly half of wills made in the area are likely to be...
Divorce Day 2022? The first working Monday in January is often nick-named ‘Divorce Day’ by the press. This is on the basis that high numbers of couples seek advice about ending their marriage at the start of January, following the Christmas and...
If you are divorcing or ending a civil partnership, make sure you update your Will. Emma Harrison explains why...
When you make a Will, you nominate an executor. This is the person you appoint to carry out the wishes left in your Will. Your executor could be a friend, family member or a professional – the most important thing is that you trust them and they feel...
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