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May

2024

Relationship Status Put Under Spotlight in Divorce Case

Written by Claire Sargant

Divorce proceedings are rarely cut and dry, especially where the passage of time adds complexity to matters. This was certainly so in a recent case that required a Family Court judge to rule on the validity of a decree nisi. The case centred on the...

Oct

2023

England the Right Forum for Internationally Connected Couple's Divorce

Written by Gemma Whitchurch

The breakdown of relationships between couples with international connections can give rise to disputes about where they should be divorced. In a case on point, the High Court found that England, not Nigeria, was the most convenient place for a...

May

2023

A Good Divorce Lawyer Can Help You Establish Financial Independence

Written by Claire Sargant

If you have little or no control over the family purse strings, you can be left financially out on your ear in the event of marital breakdown. However, as a High Court ruling showed, a good divorce lawyer can move remarkably quickly to help you...

Sep

2022

Divorce – There Can Be a High Price for Failing to Negotiate Responsibly

Written by Teresa Mannion

Divorcees who are unwilling to give ground and negotiate responsibly with a view to achieving a financial settlement with their ex-spouses are highly likely to pay a stiff price for their lack of flexibility. The High Court emphasised the point in a...

Sep

2022

Foot-Dragging Divorcee Pays Price for Unnecessary COVID-19 Adjournment

Written by Jayne Gregg

Some divorcees drag their feet in a misguided attempt to put off the hour when they must divide their assets with their ex-partners. However, a case involving a husband who caused costly delay when he asserted that he had COVID-19 showed that family...

Jul

2022

Intransigence in Divorce Proceedings Can Come at a Crushing Price

Written by Claire Sargant

In divorce proceedings, those who make overly ambitious financial claims or fail to enter into reasonable negotiations are highly likely to end up worse off. The point was powerfully made by a case in which a bitterly opposed former couple ran up...

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...

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...

Dec

2021

Can the COVID-19 Crisis Justify Reopening Financial Orders in Divorce?

Written by Mauro Vinti

Can the economic havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic justify the re-drawing of final financial orders made following a divorce? The High Court has ruled in a guideline case that the answer to that question is 'probably not'. The case concerned a...

Oct

2021

Divorced Abroad? You Can Still Get a Fair Financial Deal in England

Written by Karen Moores

It may come as a surprise but, even if you have been divorced abroad, there is a great deal that an English family lawyer can do to ensure you receive a fair financial deal. In one case, the High Court came to the aid of a woman whose marriage to an...

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financialsettlement

Relationship Status Put Under Spotlight in Divorce Case

England the Right Forum for Internationally Connected Couple's Divorce

A Good Divorce Lawyer Can Help You Establish Financial Independence

Divorce – There Can Be a High Price for Failing to Negotiate Responsibly

Foot-Dragging Divorcee Pays Price for Unnecessary COVID-19 Adjournment

Intransigence in Divorce Proceedings Can Come at a Crushing Price

Relationship Broken Down? Do You Understand the Legal Consequences?

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

Can the COVID-19 Crisis Justify Reopening Financial Orders in Divorce?

Divorced Abroad? You Can Still Get a Fair Financial Deal in England

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