Cate is a Senior Associate at Kingsley Napley and spoke to us about what’s involved when parents divorce.   We covered:  The 3 strands to a divorce – the divorce itself, the finances, the children. No fault divorce and what it is / what it means. What happens when courts get involved in terms of making an order about how the children spend their time between parents and whether there is any flexibility. Particular patterns of how to share the care of children that Cate would recommend to parents. How long the divorce process can take particularly when children are involved. Mediation and how that works as part of the process. What happens if you aren’t married and have children but want to separate.  Whether there is such a thing as common law marriage in the UK. Child maintenance, what it is and how it is calculated (link below). Cate’s tips for communicating your breakup with your child/ren and managing the relationship going forward.  Cate’s tips for trying to avoid an acrimonious divorce including making sure you have lots of people and systems around to support you both. Having goals in place for the future with your children and the importance of communicating these to your lawyer.  Pre-nups / post-nups – the law around these and how they work.  Instagram - @bespokefamily / Facebook - @bespokefamily   Kingsley Napley Family Law - https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/family-law-blog  About Cate - https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/our-people/cate-maguire  Child maintenance calculator - https://www.gov.uk/calculate-child-maintenance  One of the Apps Cate recommends – Our Family Wizard    Our co-parenting blog - https://www.bespokefamily.co.uk/blog/coparenting  For information about a Bespoke Family Parent Consultation click here: https://www.bespokefamily.co.uk/parent-consultations     ‘Your Guide to...’ (our downloadable webinars including behaviour, toilet training, sleep and more) - get 25% off any guide with the code ‘PODCAST’      This podcast is produced by Decibelle Creative