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Maintenance: each to his or her own
A month or so ago there was a lot of fuss in the papers about a divorce case, local to us, where the wife, who was a stay at home mum, had apparently been told to “go out and get a job”. Many commentators were saying the case heralded a sea-change in the way courts will deal with maintenance cases... more >
Keep on moving (children)
It wasn’t so long ago that we wrote about relocating children overseas, properly known as applications for leave to remove a child from the jurisdiction. Court decisions on leave to remove cases are becoming more frequently reported, as life for many people becomes more international, with travel and cross-jurisdictional living becoming easier and relationships between people based in different countries... more >
Signed, sealed, upheld
It has been a while since we brought you a blog about agreements made before or during marriage – prenups or postnups - and as there has been a recent decision about the enforceability of a post-nuptial agreement we thought it would be a good time to have another quick look at where the law presently stands in relation to... more >
Hearing the voice of the child
We have written before about the moves within the judicial system to give children the opportunity to have their voices heard within family proceedings. This is something we feel very strongly about given that the whole family is affected by separation, not just the adults. This month has seen the publication of the final report from the Voice of the... more >
Sacrificial altars and schedule 1
Following on from last week’s slightly technical pensions blog, and the previous week’s technical explanation of the niceties of a Supreme Court judgment, we are once again bringing you a slightly technical blog. This one arises from an interesting case about how to fund litigation concerning children. As concerns about how to finance legal disputes are usually uppermost in the... more >
Pension changes and divorce
It has been a while since we have written about pensions. To many people they are simply a pot into which money is put on a regular basis in the hope and expectation (these days looking increasingly fanciful) that they will provide for you in retirement. However, pensions are one of the assets which can be transferred or shared on... more >