Yesterday the High Court finished its two-day hearing for the judicial review of the availability of civil partnerships to heterosexual couples. The outcome of the proceedings will soon be published but it is worth taking a step back to clarify some potentially confusing technicalities and to examine both sides without the influence of an official…
Don’t let your business become just another a pawn to be negotiated in a divorce settlement. As a business owner, you work hard to nurture and grow your business from the ground up. Likewise, you ought to extend the same work ethic to ensuring that you take requisite steps to protect your business from potential…
Recently, the ‘no-fault’ divorce bill was given a second reading in Parliament which raises the question, will ‘The Blame Game’ commonly played by divorcing spouses soon come to an end? For those who aren’t sure what ‘no-fault’ divorce entails, it could mean that spouses may soon be able to file for divorce without having to…
Earlier this month top Barrister David McMillen QC told a court in Northern Ireland that it is; “Effectively a blot on the map, which suggests to the rest of the world (it remains) a backward looking and divided society” This was said during a case that might mean victory for same-sex couples yearning to get married….
Order removes children from care of grandparents and places them in foster care Grandparents failed to overturn an interim care order placing their young grandchildren into foster care – even though they had not been ruled out as long term carers for the children. In T (Children) [2015] EWCA Civ 453, the two children aged…
Divorce’s hidden impact on finances It’s well known that a divorce settlement can lead to a reduced bank balance if a favourable settlement cannot be reached. But what about the hidden ways that a divorce can affect your bank balance? Divorce cuts retirement income and one in five people who break up this year will…
PR Order granted in favour of 3 year old twins born by surrogacy: AB v CD (Surrogacy: Time Limit and Consent) [2015] EWFC 12 A gay couple navigated their way through a series of legal obstacles to obtain a Parental Responsibility Order in their favour for baby twins born to a surrogate mother in India. The…
Appeal finds husband has no obligation to provide lifelong financial support to ex-wife The Court of Appeal has ruled that a former wife had no right to indefinite financial support from her husband and that she must work to support herself. Mrs Wright married her husband, an equine surgeon, in 1997 and the couple separated…
Family Drug and Alcohol Courts rolled out across England Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) are being rolled out to more areas across England after a successful pilot in Central London in 2008 and subsequent extension to Milton Keynes and Gloucester. FDACs are special courts which help parents with substance misuse issues keep their children within the family….
Divorce Finance working group expresses concerns about McKenzie Friends and the need for FDRs All family cases which involve a dispute over finances should go to a financial dispute resolution (FDR) hearing – before the county courts can even make a listing for final hearings, according to a final report from the Financial Remedies Working…