Kerry Smith
Bio
Kerry Smith is the head of Family Law at K J Smith Solicitors and are experienced in all matters relating to divorce, civil partnerships, cohabitation disputes and collaborative law.
Stories (6/0)
Adopting a child as a step-parent: What's involved?
Step-parents have widely different relationships with their step-children. In some cases, they are simply the spouses of the children’s biological parents. In others, they can effectively replace the natural parent. When the latter situation occurs, it can make sense to formalise it through adoption.
By Kerry Smith11 months ago in Families
Why the law needs to recognise cohabitating couples
Cohabitation is the act of unmarried couples living together in a committed relationship, similar to marriage. In the UK, cohabiting couples currently lack the same legal rights and protections as their married counterparts, despite the fact that cohabitation rates have been rising over the years. This has raised concerns and led to calls to ensure legal recognition and protection for cohabiting couples.
By Kerry Smith11 months ago in Families
How have the last 18months impacted Child Maintenance?
When parents separate, the needs of their children are supposed to be always put front and centre. Sadly, this is not always the case. There may be little the custodial parent can do about an ex-partner’s lack of emotional engagement with their children.
By Kerry Smith3 years ago in Families
How to support your child through divorce
A divorce, however amicable, is a change and change can be unsettling. Sometimes the uncertainty of change can be outweighed by the promise of benefits to come but from a child’s perspective, this is not likely to be the case with divorce, in fact, probably quite the opposite.
By Kerry Smith3 years ago in Families
What to Expect When You're Divorcing
For the most part, the UK’s family courts function about as well as can reasonably be expected of any court system. Their workings may however still take the average person by surprise. With that in mind, Head of Family Law at K J Smith Solicitors, Kerry Smith shares some advice on what to expect when you’re divorcing.
By Kerry Smith3 years ago in Humans
