Relationships

The prevalence of spy cameras and surveillance devices in domestic settings, particularly in the UK, is a cause for concern. Mainstream retailers and online platforms like Amazon and eBay have made it disturbingly easy for individuals to obtain these devices, often disguised as innocuous household[...]

It is the 29th of February, a leap year. This extra day only comes around every 4 years but why? It takes 365 1/4 days for the Earth to rotate around the sun but the calendar year is only 365 days so every 4 years, we add an extra day to keep everything straight. If […]

Road to Refuge – Women’s Aid and National Express Join Forces Women’s Aid has joined forces with the UK’s leading scheduled coach operator to support survivors of abuse by providing free National Express coach travel across the UK. The Road to Refuge scheme provides women, men and[...]

In April 2022, the way you are able to divorce your partner changed in the UK. The new rules meant that there was no need to cast blame or even have a specific reason, such as adultery or unreasonable behaviour, to justify the divorce. The new process requires only a statement from one spouse that[...]

A trauma bond occurs when you are emotionally attached to someone who abuses you. This can also be known as Stockholm Syndrome, after an event in which hostages develop emotional attachments to their captors. These are some of the signs of being trauma-bonded: Your relationship is built around shame[...]

An annual poll suggests that women, on average worldwide, have been getting angrier over the past 10 years. Every year, the poll surveys more than 120,000 people in more than 150 countries, asking what sort of emotions they felt for most of the previous day. When it comes to negative feelings, specifically[...]

A disgruntled Mum applies to the Family Court for a child arrangement order. She wants to ensure there is a framework in place for when and how the children’s Dad gets to see them. She wants that framework to be underpinned by a sealed Court Order. What she actually wants is to reduce the amount[...]

This is a long one you might want to get comfy, maybe make a cup of tea… You may or may not have seen on the news that Roe V Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court a few weeks ago, and this decision was a contentious one. But what is it, and what […]

In this wonderfully multicultural society here in the UK, we have a huge menu of cultural dierences. At McKenzie Picave, we find ourselves with increasing awareness of Sharia Law, Islam’s legal system. We do not practice it, but lots of our clients have had involvement, usually through marriage.[...]

Domestic Abuse – the Family Court refers to abuse between intimate parties as domestic abuse. It is reported to the Court in 6 main types – physical, sexual, psychological, financial, emotional and culturally specific abuse such as forced marriage, honour based violence and dowry related abuse.[...]

Divorcing couples will no longer need to blame each other for the breakdown in their relationship. New laws scheduled to come into force during the first half of 2022 will remove blame and fault from the process. Current divorce law requires people seeking divorce to give evidence of 1 or more of[...]