From April 2017 each individual will be offered a “family home allowance” of initially £100,000 and increasing to £175,000 by 2020-21. Following the design of the existing “Nil Rate Band” of £325,000, it will be capable of transfer between spouses and registered civil partners . The effect will be to permit up to £1m to [...]
Hopefully you already know about Shared Parental Leave. But just in case, here’s a reminder. The regime is part of The Children and Families Act 2014 and applies to any soon-to-be parents with an expected week of childbirth (or placement date if adopting) falling after 4th April 2015. In terms of how this affects your employment [...]
One of the great frustrations as a lawyer of long experience is knowing that if clients had taken simple action to protect themselves and their family in advance, then really expensive legal procedures to rectify problems could be avoided. Take Powers of Attorney for example, which can become useful at any age due to illness [...]
The Responsibility of Parents There are many events in life that might prompt you to make your Will or to review an existing Will. The birth of a child is for most new parents one of the happiest and exciting times they will experience. The responsibility of parenthood should never be taken lightly and few things are more sobering than having to consider who might take on that responsibility if the parent should die before seeing their own child grow into adulthood...
The birth of a child will prompt many legal considerations for new parents, such as: Parental Rights and Responsibilities (PRR) All mothers and fathers have legal rights and responsibilities towards their child. New parents should be aware of their duties: to cooperate with one another to provide the child with care, protection and maintenance...