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Family law solicitor Rachel Buckley

Should Divorce Day be renamed Divorce ‘Quarter’?

As the so-called ‘Divorce Day’ looms once more, experienced family solicitor Rachel Buckley from The Family Law Company looks at the statistics behind divorce enquiries.

She says “For many years the media and some lawyers have referred to the first business day of the year as ‘Divorce Day’; as it is the day family law firms reopen after the break it’s the first opportunity for someone...

Family lawyer

We don’t want to talk about…. Divorce Day!

Divorce lawyer Donna Hart from The Family Law Company suggests there is another way to start 2021 rather than go straight for the split.

Every new year family lawyers talk about Divorce Day - the first Monday in January after the Christmas break is finished. This year it falls on January 4.

Traditionally it is the day when a spike is seen in divorce enquiries, attributed to the...

Works to improve cycle link start next week

Work will be starting on Monday to create a new walking and cycling link between Paradise Road and Garfield Terrace.

The project, which has been developed in partnership between Plymouth City Council and Sustrans and supports the Plymotion initiative to improve walking and cycling links across the city, should be complete by the end of March.

All roads will be kept open for...