Despite various public information efforts over the years, many people still believe that when a couple lives together as a family but does not marry – perhaps they also have...
The key principles when making child arrangements is the wellbeing of the children, what family lawyers call the welfare principle. This is set of criteria contained in the Children Act...
Great news, you just got transferred to the New York office from London. Your divorce is settled, the child arrangements are in place, everything is fine and dandy. But what...
Bonus season is upon us once again, a source of agony or ecstasy as the case may be! How does this impact on child maintenance given that bonuses are typically...
You’ve worked hard to build your career and establish a strong financial future for yourself and your family. If you get divorced, it’s important to understand how your assets, including...
Many complain about the effect of a messy divorce, the stresses and challenges this poses to the family post separation. But let’s take a look back in history and see...
It’s National Mediation Week this week, highlighting this resource as a cost effective, low stress means of dealing with issues which arise on relationship breakdown. Most of us would endorse...
As Netflix has shown starkly with Harry and Meghan’s recent documentary, marriage sometimes brings with it a lot more than a spouse. This can have a profound impact on the...
In financial remedy cases, the Financial Dispute Resolution hearing is a key stage. It is a “without prejudice” hearing at which the parties are expected to roll their sleeves up,...
With the Qatar World Cup in full swing, many will be looking forward to England progressing. Yet there is an ugly side to the beautiful game that cannot be overlooked....
As family lawyers, people often remark to us that they were “taken to the cleaners” when they got divorced. We are always intrigued by what this means. All financial settlement...
Typical lawyers answer: it depends on the facts. This piece deals with the options available to married families, and those in civil partnerships. For ease of reference, I refer to...
Pensions are not the most glamorous subject, and when couples divorce, are often overlooked by the parties. For over twenty years, courts have had the power to share the parties’...
Many families stay together “for the sake of their children”. We may all have a view of how beneficial this is, but there is no doubt the fear of not...