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Grandparents’ Rights to See Their Grandchildren: Understanding Your Legal Options

In many families, grandparents play a vital and supportive role in their grandchildren’s lives. With rising childcare costs and shifting family dynamics, it’s increasingly common for grandparents to be deeply involved in day-to-day care. A YouGov survey commissioned by Age UK revealed that 40% of grandparents over 50 regularly provide

Dowry Demands – Has anything changed? #JusticeForNeha

Neha Devi (left) whose life was tragically cut short in 2025, and Aruna (right) on her wedding day, 30 years ago How long will the harmful practice of dowry continue to take away the lives of innocent women? Neha Devi had been married for only five months before her life

International Men’s Day: “Thank you to my ex”

In honour of International Men’s Day, our Founder Aruna, writes about her experience of co-parenting with her ex: Thank you to my ex. This is not the start of a Little Mix song! Rather a thank you on IMD2024 to thank him for being a great father to our daughter.

ASPN’s 13th Anniversary – Reintroduction

Wednesday 11th September marked our 13th anniversary and we thought it would be a good time to reintroduce ourselves!  We’re excited to share more about our Network with both new and existing members: ⭐ When our founder, Aruna Bansal, became a single mum, there was little support for single parents,

Amicable Collaboration

ASPN has collaborated with Amicable (legal service for divorcing and separating couples) to provide two in-depth blogs relevant to the South Asian community, one addressing the stigma associated with divorce and one examining the tradition and challenges of dowries. Click on the links below to read the blogs: Read the

Navigating Divorce: The Significance of Gold in South Asian Culture

When you think of an Indian bride, the first image that may come to mind is the way she is magnificently dressed and adorned with gold jewellery. Gold is an important aspect of Indian weddings and ceremonies, as well as Indian culture in general, as it is seen to have