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13/12/2018
The November 2018 case of VW v BH (Contested Divorce Proceedings) [2018] EWFC B68 in which a Respondent husband sought to contest divorce proceedings issued by his wife – even though he had admitted committing adultery throughout their 22 year marriage – was branded “extraordinary” and an “awful case”…
06/12/2018
Ever since the introduction of a system to collect child maintenance payments, initially under the scheme known as the Child Support Agency (or CSA), there has been a problem with the enforcement of these payments.
After 2013 all new applicants were transferred to a new scheme, the CMS (or…
28/11/2018
Resolution’s “Good Divorce Week” (w/c 26 November 2018) seems an opportune time to discuss the current divorce process and to ask whether it is still a good fit in today’s modern society.
Resolution is an organisation of family lawyers who are committed to non-confrontational divorce, separation and other family…
13/11/2018
The November 2018 case of Hart v Hart* took an interesting turn when the sister of one of the primary parties was handed a three month custodial sentence.
The issues stemmed from her brother’s divorce and subsequent financial remedies matter which produced a financial remedy order (or Consent Order…
06/11/2018
No legal myth or oft repeated “bar-room legal terminology” is so habitually repeated and has persisted for so long as the “common law” spouse.
The main premise of this myth is that cohabiting couples who have lived together for a number of years will transform into common law husbands…
08/02/2018
When determining the division of assets during financial proceedings, the courts assess the present and future needs of both parties as part of their considerations under section 25 of Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. In high value cases, the parties’ equal shares of the capital will commonly cover and provide…
28/11/2017
Recent surveys indicate divorce affects more than 100,000 families in England and Wales every year. If separating couples want to get divorced before two years of separation, they cannot do so without blaming each other. They must submit a petition detailing how the other is ‘at fault’. A study…
09/11/2017
In our last blog, we reported on the Alireza case. The Court of Appeal has now overturned a decision and ruled in favour of Saudi Heiress Hayat Alireza. (Alireza v Radwan & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1545) Lady Justice Gloster said: “The judge had made an order which denied this…
25/10/2017
Achieving a Divorce settlement is always tricky but it can get even trickier when you are about to receive an inheritance or have already received one.
In 2015, a High Court ruling awarded Ms Alireza from her banker ex-husband Hossam Radwan a lump sum of £2 million and the…
03/10/2017
It’s a fact – you do have the right in law to leave your money to anyone you like – even the cats’ home – and I’m sure they would be very grateful. The problem comes when you don’t provide for certain categories of dependents who can argue they…
14/09/2017
In May 2015 Mrs Tini Owens, 65 years of age, filed for divorce from her multi millionaire husband, Hugh Owens, 78 years of age, after 40 years of marriage. In 2016, Judge Robin Tolson QC refused her petition, ruling that her reasons for seeking the divorce were deficient, concluding…
21/08/2017
If you are in business, dealing with individuals who sometimes don’t pay, you may be thinking about “going legal“. The County Court rules relating to debt claims are due to change in October 2017 and you must be aware of the new protocol to follow or the Court will…
25/07/2017
Spencer Laymond is a company lawyer with Curwens Solicitors. He sets out here his seven reasons why you may not need a partnership agreement and save yourself the money.
This may seem an unusual headline. Why would you not want or need a partnership agreement? After all, isn’t it…
20/06/2017
SHOULD THE UK COURTS FOLLOW THE ITALIAN SUPREME COURT ON SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE? Will this case have any effect?
According to “The Telegraph”, Vittorio Grilli, the former Italian Economy and Finance Minister (2012-2013) and his former wife Lisa Lowenstein, an American businesswoman, divorced acrimoniously in 2013. Vittorio was ordered to…
07/06/2017
We often used to hear comments about Pre-Nuptial Agreements such as “Pre-Nups aren’t worth the paper they’re written on” or “They’re only for the rich”. This is no longer the case and provided certain safeguards are observed, Pre-Nups will be upheld in a Court of Law. They are not…
