Legal Aid Changes in Family Law On 1st April 2013 the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (‘LASPO’) came into force in England and Wales. LASPO has made major changes to legal aid for family law. Legal aid is now only available for divorce, finance and children matters where there are domestic violence or child protection issues. Farhat Akbar Head of Family Law at DBS Law gives a brief overview of the new legal aid arrangements, and links to some helpful online resources. Legal Read more [...] READ MORE

Farhat Akbar Your relationship status isn’t just for Facebook it’s an important consideration when you’re laying down financial foundations together. Farhat Akbar head of family law at DBS explains what the law means for married couples and common law partners when it comes to sharing your wealth if things end badly. There is a misconception that cohabitants have similar rights to those of married couples and that these rights flow from being a common law wife or husband. In reality Read more [...] READ MORE