If you are about to become a parent you are probably excited. But when you are not hopping from foot to foot with pure joy, you might also be a little bit worried about how it will go down at work, how you'll survive financially, and how you can juggle being a top-quality parent and a treasured employee at the same time. We explain your rights at work if you are pregnant, if your partner is, or if you are adopting.
If the council or DWP think you have lied about something to do with your benefits, they might ask you to an 'interview under caution'. We explain what this is, what can happen, and what steps you can take.
Whether you are ending a marriage or a CP, our guide explains how the law works, how children and money issues fit in, and your options for working these out. Also includes practical advice to help you and your children through...
If you are an asylum seeker in the UK you are entitled to somewhere to live and money for food and clothes whilst your claim for asylum is decided. In this guide we explain how to get asylum support and what to do if you are refused...
Splitting up with your partner is usually traumatic. As well as the pain and upset of separating, you're suddenly faced with lots of uncertainty about the future. Who will look after the children? What will happen to the home? Family mediation can be a very useful way for some couples to sort this out.
Do you live with your partner but aren't married or in a civil partnership? On these pages, we explain exactly what rights couples living together really have, and the simple steps they can take to protect themselves and their families.
Sooner or later we all have difficulties that involve the law and our rights. We all buy things that break, and it is likely that we will have a problem with a landlord or boss, a bank, or a government department at some point in our lives. Here we aim to give you the know-how and the skills needed to deal with these kinds of problems.