Penny Booth: Christmas comes but once a year...

Christmas always brings problems. Families thrust together at Christmas over the cheery holidays inevitably bring the possibility of issues thrust towards solicitors in the New Year. Is it really inevitable? Personally a bit of thought and a holding-off from the legal conveyor belt always seems a better idea. After all when the holidays are over there's always back to work.

So - as the year changes into different numerals what have we in the family law scene?

Possible changes in the adoption scene. Adopting parents are to be given a greater say in the selection of their adoptive child according to new government proposals. A national register would be accessed by potential adopters and would even be able to request a particular child. Not sure about that. The time off work to meet children seems a good idea. A beauty pageant approach to selecting the child though just appears unseemly - however desperate...

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