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How Does Adultery Impact Divorce?

Unfortunately following the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage divorce proceedings are often the outcome. This is an emotionally draining and financially uncertain time and you need experienced and sympathetic family lawyers to represent you. Our...

Divorce And Separation

Advice on Divorce in a Pandemic

Many couples have understandably found the pandemic difficult. There have been so many ups and downs and, for many of us, life has changed drastically. As a result of COVID and the strain it has...

First Time Buyers

The Definitive First Time Buyer’s Guide

House-hunting, finding the dream property and becoming a first time buyer makes up possibly the most exciting time in a person’s life. Having ownership of a property, whether a flat, house or maisonette, is a...

First Time Buyers

House market on track as estate agents are back

We’re delighted to see that the property market has been behaving positively since trading restrictions on estate agents were lifted on 13 May. Gemma Brooke, one of our director and the head of our conveyancing,...

Divorce And Separation

Make January mediation month for couples contemplating divorce

Couples who have had a spat over the festive period should consider making January ‘Mediation Month’, rather that succumbing to the curse of ‘Divorce Day’. In the law profession, the first working Monday of January...

Family Law

Cygnet Law launches family law clinic in Redcar Community Heart centre

We’re launching a Thursday evening clinic to allow people to access our family law services after office hours at Redcar’s Community Heart centre. The evening sessions, which will be free but by appointment only, will...

Redcar law firm finds male rape on the increase in Middlesbrough

Research conducted by Redcar-based law firm, Cygnet Law, has revealed that the number of men reporting rape in Middlesbrough has almost tripled since 2015. The Freedom of Information request, obtained from Cleveland Police, found that...

FINANCIAL STRAIN MAY BE LEADING TO DIVORCE, BUT PARTNERS CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES, SAYS LEGAL FIRM FOUNDER

The rise in the latest divorce figures is likely to have been brought about by the rising cost of living, with growth not yet filtering down to ordinary people, the founder of Cygnet Family Law...