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Too busy to marry? Delegate! Proxy weddings
Marriage, as we all know, is the legally recognised union entered into voluntarily between two consenting adults. But what if one of those adults isn’t able to be there at the appointed time? The issue of legal proxies is an interesting one. In England you have to be there at your wedding in order for the marriage to be a... more >
Progress on pre-nups
It has only been a month since we last wrote about pre-nups and marital agreements, and we do usually like to try to vary our blog posts to keep them interesting. However there’s been quick progress since our last update, including a conflicting decision and the release of the Law Commission’s report into the whole area of marital agreements. So... more >
Darling, where did you put the Mercs?
There is not much about the law or practice of family law which is straightforward – each case is as unique as the people involved in it. Some go smoothly and with agreement, others are considerably more bruising in their course of resolution. And within all cases there are of course flashpoints and difficulties to be negotiated. One area where... more >
To B&B or not to B&B…
... that was, indeed, the question. When we usually write about family law it is in the context of relationships between spouses, civil partners, couples living together, parents and children. Regular readers, and those in the know, will be aware that the legal landscape is very different for those who live together outside marriage, and where two people own property... more >
Child maintenance update
For what seems like an age, the child support regime has been going through changes, with different organisations involved. First the much maligned Child Support Agency, then the now-defunct Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, then back to the Child Support Agency and now we have the new body known as the Child Maintenance Service. In addition to changing organisations, there... more >
Pre-nups: courts and policy
For the past couple of years, since the landmark legal case of Radmacher v Granatino, the pre-nuptial (and pre-civil partnership) agreement has been seen as being as close to a binding agreement as the family courts will allow. The test for upholding an agreement entered into either before or during marriage as set out by the Supreme Court in that... more >