In this episode, Vanessa Gardiner, a director in our family team, provides insight into the legal terminology often used in family law, focusing on divorce, financial matters and children matters.

In this episode:

• We define the key terminology used in divorce proceedings including the terms 'divorce' and 'dissolution'.
• An overview of the 5 legal reasons for divorce.
• An explanation to why financial matters need to be dealt with within the divorce proceedings.
• We define prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
• We define some of the key terminology used in children's law.
• We outline the key aspects of the Children's Act.
• We define parental responsibility.