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	<title>Mayo Wynne Baxter &#187; Gemma Hope</title>
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		<title>Queen&#8217;s speech promises to &#8220;improve lives of children &amp; families&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childrens welfare in family breakdowns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s Queen’s speech confirmed Parliament will consider creating a legal requirement for most children to have a relationship with both parents after a divorce. If this passes into law judges will have to ensure children have the opportunity to enjoy a &#8220;meaningful relationship&#8221; with both parents if at all possible. While such measures are well intended,... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/queens-speech-promises-to-improve-lives-of-children-families/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gay and lesbian parenting – are three parents better than two?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Civil Partnerships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our legal system continues to struggle to evolve a principled approach to cases involving same sex parents as a recent case[1] in the Court of Appeal has shown. This case related to a boy who is now aged 2. The boy lived with his biological mother and her long term lesbian partner. When the couple... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/gay-and-lesbian-parenting-%e2%80%93-are-three-parents-better-than-two/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cohabitants – make life easier for yourself!</title>
		<link>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/cohabitants-%e2%80%93-make-life-easier-for-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohabitation Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Declaration of Trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divorce and separation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week saw another case[1] reach the Court of Appeal in relation to property rights of cohabitating couples after separation. In this case the couple had intended to purchase a property in their joint names but had not done so on a mortgage advisor&#8217;s advice that they would not secure a mortgage in their joint... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/cohabitants-%e2%80%93-make-life-easier-for-yourself/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Landmark case enshrines civil partnership as &#8216;identical&#8217; to marriage if the relationship breaks down</title>
		<link>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/landmark-case-enshrines-civil-partnership-as-identical-to-marriage-if-the-relationship-breaks-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pre and Post Nups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil partners legal rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dissolution of civil partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage separation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pre nuptial agreements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex legal rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Civil partners have “identical” rights to husbands and wives, three senior judges established yesterday as they settled the first multi-million pound civil partnership split to come before the courts. The case acknowledges that the same principles should apply as to when a husband and wife divorce.  The court have stated that the fact that the... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/landmark-case-enshrines-civil-partnership-as-identical-to-marriage-if-the-relationship-breaks-down/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Child benefit cuts watered down</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[child benefit allowance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child benefit announcement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday’s budget confirmed that for the first time child benefit will apply to some parents, but not all. The Chancellor successfully cushioned this announcement by keeping actual cuts lower than the figures initially expected. This has alleviated some of the concerns raised by the original proposals, but there are still anomalies.  Child benefit is a... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/child-benefit-cuts-watered-down/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two flaws in Catholic opposition to gay marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/two-flaws-in-catholic-opposition-to-gay-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/two-flaws-in-catholic-opposition-to-gay-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gay Marriage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legalising gay marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the public consultation opening this week Catholics are being called upon to resist the Government&#8217;s plans to legalise same sex marriage[1]. The Catholic Church says marriage must not be opened up to same sex couples, because doing so would fatally undermine the &#8220;fundamental understanding&#8221; of the meaning of marriage which they state is: &#8220;a... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/two-flaws-in-catholic-opposition-to-gay-marriage/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Civil partnership &amp; marriage &#8211; do labels matter?</title>
		<link>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/civil-partnership-marriage-do-labels-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/civil-partnership-marriage-do-labels-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil partnership advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage and civil partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex legal advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Same sex couples have been able to publicly declare their commitment to one another since the Civil Partnerships Act of 2004, but marriage itself is only available to a man and a woman. The Government is planning a public consultation this March on whether this law should change. Legally civil partnerships and marriage are more... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/civil-partnership-marriage-do-labels-matter/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Should gay marriage be legalised?</title>
		<link>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/should-gay-marriage-be-legalised/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/should-gay-marriage-be-legalised/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pre and Post Nups]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This spring the Government is holding a public consultation on whether to legalise marriage for same sex couples. Now is the time to make your voice heard. Our family solicitors have prepared a short survey to collect views from a cross-section of society. Whether you’re gay or straight, old or young we’d like to hear... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/should-gay-marriage-be-legalised/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting after parting</title>
		<link>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/parenting-after-parting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/parenting-after-parting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seperation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arrangements of a child in separation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child custody rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divorce and mediation law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parental responsibility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Family Justice Review has recommended that there should not be a presumption of shared care of children if parents separate. The reasoning behind this is nicely summarised in this quote from David Norgrove, the chairman of an official review on family justice: “The law cannot state a presumption of any kind without incurring unacceptable... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/parenting-after-parting/">Read the rest of this post (1 Comment)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New year, new start?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gemma Hope</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce advice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[divorce lawyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divorce solicitors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[January is traditionally the time when people take stock of their lives and start to take the steps they need to make changes for the future. This is therefore often the time that people seek advice about separation and divorce/dissolution. If you are thinking about separating from your partner, or your partner is wanting to... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/new-year-new-start/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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