An occupation order is a family court order under the Family Law Act 1996 that decides who can live in the family home and who must leave. It's most often used when someone is no longer safe living with a partner or ex, and it can remove an abuser from the property even if they [...]
Both spouses must give full and frank disclosure of their finances in a divorce. Hiding assets is a serious breach of that duty. If your spouse is concealing money or property, the court has real powers to uncover it, reverse it and impose penalties, from freezing orders, to costs orders and, in serious cases, fines [...]
In short: A Form E is the financial statement each person completes to disclose their full financial position during a divorce, including property, bank accounts, pensions, income and debts. It is a disclosure document, not a court order. The order that divides your finances comes later, once both people's figures are confirmed.. If you've just [...]
Court bundles have always been essential in family proceedings. Get them wrong, and you risk delays, wasted costs, and an undesirable outcome, all because the judge cannot find the documents they need. The court has had specific rules regarding the format and content of bundles for a very long time, and on 2 March 2026, [...]
If you've lived through domestic abuse and are now facing a child arrangements dispute, you may have felt that the family court didn't fully grasp the damage done not just to you, but to your children. Even children who were never physically harmed carry deep wounds from witnessing abuse at home. For a long time, [...]
Few situations in family law are as painful as watching your relationship with your child slip away, not because of anything you have done, but because of what someone else is doing. Parental alienation is one of the most serious issues we encounter in our work, and it is also one of the most misunderstood. [...]
Coercive abuse is one of the most misunderstood forms of harm a person can experience in a relationship. There are no visible bruises. There may be no single dramatic incident. Yet the damage it causes can be profound and long-lasting. We work with many clients who have lived through this kind of abuse for years [...]
When navigating the legal termination of a marriage, many individuals seek clarity on the fundamental difference between annulment and divorce. Are they the same thing? Is one quicker than the other? And how do you know which option applies to your specific circumstances? These are questions we hear regularly at Holland Family Law. Many people [...]
How Do You Know When Your Marriage Is Over? It’s one of the most painful questions you can ask yourself. People often search for how to know whether their marriage is over or when to leave, looking for certainty in an emotional storm. Here’s the truth: many couples who say our marriage is over are [...]
When parents separate, the question of where children will live and how much time they’ll spend with each parent is often the most complex issue to resolve. A 50/50 parenting plan is one solution families explore, giving children equal time with both parents. But while the idea of equal care sounds simple, in reality, it [...]
