Family Law

Mar

2022

The Concept of 'Needs' in Big Money Divorce Cases – Everything is Relative

Written by Mauro Vinti

Very rich people tend to get used to enjoying very expensive lifestyles and their assessment of their financial 'needs' post divorce can appear mind-boggling to the less well off. However, a High Court ruling in a so-called 'big money' case provided...

Mar

2022

Judge Overturns Divorce Decree Based on Wife's Forged Signature

Written by Emma Gray

Court orders are sometimes obtained by improper means, but when the truth emerges – as it almost always does – those responsible are bound to pay a crushing price. That was certainly so in the case of a businessman who obtained a divorce on the...

Mar

2022

Divorcees – This is Why Compromise is Always the Best Way Forward

Written by Emma Gray

Any good lawyer will tell you that it is much better to reach an amicable settlement of divorce and other family proceedings than to fight to the bitter end. As a High Court ruling showed, a willingness to compromise is all the more vital when the...

Feb

2022

Relationship Broken Down? Do You Understand the Legal Consequences?

Written by Karen Moores

When a relationship between partners who jointly own their home breaks down, one of them may move out leaving the other in sole occupation. That is a commonplace scenario but, as a High Court case showed, it can give rise to legal and financial...

Feb

2022

Father Probably Responsible for Fatal Poisoning – Family Judge's Findings

Written by Mauro Vinti

Before deciding where a child's best interests lie, family judges often have to conduct detailed inquiries into the character and conduct of their parents. In a unique case on point, a judge ruled that a father was probably responsible for the fatal...

Feb

2022

Don’t even think of signing up to a pre-nup without legal advice!

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Pre-nuptial agreements may not always lead to fair outcomes but they are generally valid if entered into freely. In one ‘big money’ divorce case exactly on point, the High Court had no power to award a wife half of a marital fortune approaching £11...

Feb

2022

Divorcee's Home in Jeopardy Following Oral Agreement With Her Ex

Written by Teresa Mannion

If your marriage has come to an end, reaching an oral agreement with your ex as to how marital assets should be divided may seem the simplest course. However, a case in which a woman came within an ace of losing her family home showed why dispensing...

Feb

2022

Divorce – Fairly Dividing Marital Assets is Not a Blame Game

Written by Emma Gray

The question of who is to blame for the breakdown of a marriage is often uppermost in divorcees' minds, but it is hardly ever relevant when it comes to fairly dividing up assets. The High Court made that point in the case of a husband who kept two...

Jan

2022

Final Financial Orders in Divorce – You Have to Take the Rough with the Smooth

Written by Mauro Vinti

The value of assets distributed between divorcing couples may subsequently go up or down and that can lead to one spouse or the other feeling hard done by. A family judge's ruling showed, however, that they generally have to take the rough with the...

Jan

2022

Personal Relationship Come to an End? Do You Know Who Owns What?

Written by Emma Gray

Intermingling of finances during personal relationships means that, when they come to an end, questions often arise to who owns what. Such disputes can be bitter and legally complex but, as a High Court ruling showed, the best way to avoid them is...

Search form

The Concept of 'Needs' in Big Money Divorce Cases – Everything is Relative

Judge Overturns Divorce Decree Based on Wife's Forged Signature

Divorcees – This is Why Compromise is Always the Best Way Forward

Relationship Broken Down? Do You Understand the Legal Consequences?

Father Probably Responsible for Fatal Poisoning – Family Judge's Findings

Don’t even think of signing up to a pre-nup without legal advice!

Divorcee's Home in Jeopardy Following Oral Agreement With Her Ex

Divorce – Fairly Dividing Marital Assets is Not a Blame Game

Final Financial Orders in Divorce – You Have to Take the Rough with the Smooth

Personal Relationship Come to an End? Do You Know Who Owns What?

Latest News

Subscribe

Connect with us

Contact Birmingham

Contact Sheldon

Contact Shirley/Solihull

Search form

Family Law

You are here

Latest News

Subscribe

Connect with us

Contact Birmingham

Contact Sheldon

Contact Shirley/Solihull