Article parent: family-law
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Keep an eye on costs
A reminder that we need to always keep an eye on costs in family law proceedings and what is known as “proportionality”; how much is bein...
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Judge warned lawyer he risked “financial suicide”
It can be easy to lose perspective about costs when litigating; even for lawyers in their own divorce cases. In a recent case in the High...
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Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi to divorce today
Just seven weeks after the art collector was photographed with his hands around her throat the couple will be officially divorced today. ...
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Removal of secrecy in family proceedings
The most senior family law Judge in England & Wales, Lord Justice Mumby, has issued draft guidance, that once approved, will mean rem...
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Marriage is on the increase!
Whilst the rate of divorce may be increasing so is the rate of weddings, particularly amongst those over the age of 55. In 2011 there wa...
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Mediation – Joe and Sally’s story: Part 2
Following the breakdown of Joe and Sally’s* marriage, they have decided to attend Mediation with a view to resolving issues relating to t...
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Dramatic rise in child applications
In the last 2 months there has been an increase of 27% in the number of issued child applications. Is that due to withdrawal of public fu...
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Mediation – Joe and Sally’s story: Part 1
Part 1 Joe* and Sally* have been married 19 years. Their home is jointly owned and subject to a mortgage, they have some savings, part of...
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20 year old financial relief claim
It’s 1992, a pair of New Age travellers get divorced. Both were penniless and there was no order made providing for financial relie...
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Mediation – why it makes sense
Following the drastic cuts in legal aid availability from 1st April this year, many divorcing or separating couples are facing difficulti...
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The ‘bedroom’ tax
With effect from April 2013 people in social housing will lose a proportion of their housing benefits if they have any spare rooms in the...
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Divorce statistics update
The Times reported yesterday that the Ministry of Justice, who published that Weston-Super-Mare was a divorce ‘hot spot’, is ...