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.
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