Karen Dovaston
@karendovaston.bsky.social
Family Law Solicitor | Arbitrator | founder of Dovaston Law | Council Member of The Law Society | Chair of the Family Law Policy Committee of the Law Society | Author | Family Law Microcredential Assessor | Hopefully a decent human
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July 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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The formalities of marriage....
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Married or not?
Specialist Family Law Solicitors Southend on Sea
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February 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The formalities of marriage....
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Valentine's Day is about celebrating love, in all its forms. Past, present, yet to come. The quiet times and the in between times. Family, curated family and friends. To quote The Definition of Sound, Wear Your Love Like Heaven.
February 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Valentine's Day is about celebrating love, in all its forms. Past, present, yet to come. The quiet times and the in between times. Family, curated family and friends. To quote The Definition of Sound, Wear Your Love Like Heaven.
To be or not to be: interesting case on parental responsibility in the face of honest mistake of biological status
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Navigating Parental Responsibility: The Case of KL v BA
Specialist Family Law Solicitors Southend on Sea
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January 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
To be or not to be: interesting case on parental responsibility in the face of honest mistake of biological status
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FOR BARRISTER COLLEAGUES: Guidance on the FR portal
January 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
FOR BARRISTER COLLEAGUES: Guidance on the FR portal
Good news for our local education area:
January 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good news for our local education area:
Celebrations for Burns Night for our friends and colleagues over the boarder.
January 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Celebrations for Burns Night for our friends and colleagues over the boarder.
Guidance, from the President of the Family Division, which were published today;
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Guidance from the President of the Family Division: Transfer of proceedings - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Please read this guidance for the judiciary, which is an update on a previous document
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January 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Guidance, from the President of the Family Division, which were published today;
www.judiciary.uk/gui...
www.judiciary.uk/gui...
www.judiciary.uk/gui...
www.judiciary.uk/gui...
We have another office! Face to face, Zoom, Teams...whatever is best for you.
January 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We have another office! Face to face, Zoom, Teams...whatever is best for you.
Essex Rugby
Specialist Family Law Solicitors Southend on Sea
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January 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Unilateral decisions in family law ... parents need to communicate and co-operate
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Unilateral Decisions in Family Law
Specialist Family Law Solicitors Southend on Sea
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January 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Unilateral decisions in family law ... parents need to communicate and co-operate
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See our latest blog post summarising the case of V v V [2024] EWFC 380 (B). This case addresses limited finances when one party has significant disabilities.
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#FamilyLaw #LegalUpdate #DisabilityRights #FinancialRemedies #CourtDecisions
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#FamilyLaw #LegalUpdate #DisabilityRights #FinancialRemedies #CourtDecisions
Disability and Limited Finances
Specialist Family Law Solicitors Southend on Sea
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January 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
See our latest blog post summarising the case of V v V [2024] EWFC 380 (B). This case addresses limited finances when one party has significant disabilities.
dovastonlaw.co.uk/di...
#FamilyLaw #LegalUpdate #DisabilityRights #FinancialRemedies #CourtDecisions
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#FamilyLaw #LegalUpdate #DisabilityRights #FinancialRemedies #CourtDecisions
This has really got me this morning. This is just not right. What can we do that will have a practical and meaningful impact? Action. What action?
January 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This has really got me this morning. This is just not right. What can we do that will have a practical and meaningful impact? Action. What action?
Oh God… this is just awful. What the heck are we doing?
January 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Oh God… this is just awful. What the heck are we doing?
Arbitral awards, court orders and the continuing obligation to give financial disclosure....plus a lovely, clear judgment style from HHJ Booth
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Arbitration, court orders and financial disclosure
Specialist Family Law Solicitors Southend on Sea
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January 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Arbitral awards, court orders and the continuing obligation to give financial disclosure....plus a lovely, clear judgment style from HHJ Booth
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Happy New Year to all our colleagues and clients!
January 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy New Year to all our colleagues and clients!
Reposted by Karen Dovaston
This is why we need the NHS, people 👇
January 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This is why we need the NHS, people 👇
This weekend, I appeared on BBC Politics South East, first article on the show and it was about the court experience and domestic abuse. We are not perfect but we are doing what they can to make the situation as least traumatic as possible, for all
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Politics South East - 15/12/2024
The latest political news, interviews and debate.
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December 16, 2024 at 7:14 AM
This weekend, I appeared on BBC Politics South East, first article on the show and it was about the court experience and domestic abuse. We are not perfect but we are doing what they can to make the situation as least traumatic as possible, for all
www.bbc.co.uk/iplaye...
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Last minute Christmas rush. And a partridge in a p....oh.
December 9, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Last minute Christmas rush. And a partridge in a p....oh.
How many Christmas shopping days left.
December 8, 2024 at 1:29 PM
How many Christmas shopping days left.
First Family Court Annual Report published... a real 'state of the nation'...
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Family Court Annual Report
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December 2, 2024 at 4:42 PM
First Family Court Annual Report published... a real 'state of the nation'...
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Latha Naomh Anndra sona dhuibh! "O wad some Power the giftie gie us. To see ourselves as others see us"
November 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Latha Naomh Anndra sona dhuibh! "O wad some Power the giftie gie us. To see ourselves as others see us"