Family Life

It’s an Easter spectacular at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park, this April. The multi-award winning Park is holding a show stopping line up of events and activities this Easter . Guests will have the chance to swing, swoop and soar through the air and experience the Park’s newest ride, The Flying Machine. Plus this Easter weekend will be packed full of fun and adventure with plenty to seek and explore.

The much loved annual Easter egg hunt will take place from Friday 18th April until Tuesday 22nd April, guests of all ages are invited to get involved and follow the Easter trail...

If you own a dog and your pet hate is people who are not responsible owners, you’ll enjoy a special event on Sunday 27 April as East Devon District Council hosts another charity ‘Dogs' Day Out’ in Phear Park, Exmouth.

From 10am to 4pm pet owners and their canine companions can enjoy a huge range of free activities in aid of The Dogs' Trust. Free micro chipping, a fun dog show, agility displays, a tombola and free giveaways are all on offer as EDDC promotes responsible dog ownership in a fun, friendly way.

Over 10 stalls will feature merchandise, free goodies and a range of...

Parents are leaving themselves open to financial problems by lending their children money without any legal advice according to QualitySolicitors.com. Failed relationships and family fall outs are cited as factors that see many parents lose the money they have given their loved one.

A third (33%) of parents in the South West now see it as their ‘parental duty’ to contribute to their child’s first property purchase, with nearly half (49%) gifting over £10,000 to their child and one in eight (12%) over £50,000, according to new research from QualitySolicitors.

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Following a new report exposing the under-use of pension sharing orders in divorces, one of the country’s top family lawyers has issued a warning that divorcees could be missing out on money they are entitled to from their partner’s pension. The new figures show that in 86 per cent of divorces, no pension sharing takes place. This is set to become even more significant given the wholesale pension reform proposed in the Budget.

Pension sharing orders allow pension arrangements on divorce to be divided completely, creating a clean break between the divorcing couple. The first...