Recent Changes to Child Maintenance

Recent Changes to Child Maintenance

The Child Maintenance Service will shortly take over dealing with child maintenance claims.  Initially this will be for families where there are more than 4 children but it will eventually roll out to all families and the current Child Support Agency will close, although this is not likely to be for sometime until all claims are under the new system.Continue reading this article

Kent Family Fixed Fee Foundation

Kent Family Fixed Fee Foundation

Fairweathers Solicitors LLP are delighted to announce that they are part of the recently
launched Kent Family Fixed Fee Foundation working alongside Kent Family Mediation to provide clients with the highest quality service at fixed fee rates.Continue reading this article

New legal aid changes are now in force- Family Law

New legal aid changes are now in force- Family Law

As of 1st April 2013 due to a change in the law as one of the current cutbacks most family cases are no longer covered by legal aid.

Legal aid is still available for care cases (those involving social services bringing proceedings to place a child in care) and we continue to offer a specialist service in such proceedings.Continue reading this article