The new laws being put in place will specify a period of 6 months from the petition stage to the marriage being ended, which allows for couples to have some time to reflect on their decision.
When a court makes an order, it must be obeyed or the whole justice system collapses. In this recent court case, a brother and sister, both pensioners with a combined age of 150, were sent to prison for contempt of court relating to a big money divorce.
The breakdown of a marriage is a difficult time, but a Court of Appeal ruling in a big money divorce case clearly illustrates that timing is crucial
A High Court case has shown that freedom of expression rights are not limitless and the welfare of the children concerned is always uppermost in the minds of judges.
The High Court recognises children’s best interests lie within their family and in this case, they dismissed a local authority’s argument to the contrary
Getting a divorce is never easy, but when one partner doesn’t want to play ball it is almost impossible. The following case shows a flaw in the law and could herald a change to enable a no-fault divorce.
This case shows the importance of finalising the financial details of a divorce, because if you don’t you leave the way clear for an ex-partner to apply for a share of your assets years later
Family lawyers are used to dealing with the stresses of divorce and a man who decided he could do it himself found that the costs were more than he bargained for.
Getting a divorce is never an easy option, but trying to do it yourself may be a false economy. A solicitor is impartial and takes the emotion out of the situation so they can work in your best interests as shown by the following case, where a man who chose to go it alone ended up paying £290,000 in legal fees and had his assets frozen.
Drug addiction and parenting are rarely a good mixture and toxicology tests using hair strands is a growing area in childcare cases. The High Court also questioned the findings as demonstrated in the following case.
The handyman had been employed by the woman whose assets were valued at £10 million, to look after and maintain her country estate. The pair had a relationship and the handyman stated that they had co-habited and were as man and wife for a number of years.
When families don’t get on and there is in-fighting amongst the adults the children invariably suffer psychological damage.
The whole point of so called ‘clean break’ divorce agreements is that the parties are bound by the consequences, good or bad. However, in one unusual case, a family judge found that post-agreement events had so dramatically turned against an ex-wife that it was necessary to review her financial provision.
Disputes between adults as to who should care for a child are sadly often marked by intractable hostility – for family judges, however, the overriding focus is always on the child’s welfare.
Divorce is always stressful, but family lawyers are trained to stop marriages ending amidst tit-for-tat mud-slinging.
Equal division of assets is the norm in modern divorce cases – but judges do not take a formulaic approach and there are exceptions to the rule.
It is always distressing when children suffer non-accidental injuries and identifying perpetrators is one of the most difficult tasks faced by courts.
A divorce is one of the most difficult times in anyone’s life. However, with fewer families being able to gain the financial support through public funding, many people are opting to go through DIY divorces.
The Government has recently introduced a wave of Family Justice reforms in a bid to tackle the current system’s inefficiency and to ensure better outcomes for vulnerable children.
Many people believe they can take the easy option and complete a ‘DIY’ divorce themselves. The main benefit is reduction in cost, but the reality is that it can be very easy to not ‘tick’ a box resulting in a major consequence.
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