familycourt

01

May

2024

Wife is Entitled to Maintenance Until Sale of Family Home

Emma Gray's picture

Written by Emma Gray

When divorcing couples disagree on how assets should be divided, the courts will seek to arrive at a fair outcome for both parties. In deciding how the proceeds of sale of a former couple’s home should be apportioned, the Family Court agreed with...

18

Apr

2024

Valuable Diamond is Crux of Assets Dispute in Family Court

Jayne Gregg's picture

Written by Jayne Gregg

The division of matrimonial assets is often the cause of protracted legal proceedings, where parties differ on what is due to whom. In a recent Family Court case, the question of whether or not a £2 million diamond formed part of such assets was the...

31

Mar

2022

Equal Sharing Principle Delivers Fair Result in £6 Million Divorce Case

Emma Gray's picture

Written by Emma Gray

When it comes to divorce, it is very common for one spouse to argue that he or she should receive the lion's share of the marital wealth. However, as a guideline case concerning an entrepreneurial couple showed, fairness usually demands that an...

23

Sep

2021

International Child Abduction – Children's Welfare is Always Paramount

Sydney Mitchell's picture

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Where one parent moves abroad with his or her children, leaving the other behind, the result can be an international tug of war. As a High Court ruling showed, when called upon to play the part of referee in such contests, the paramount focus of...

25

Nov

2020

Positive steps to heal under lockdown

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Written by Mauro Vinti

These are unprecedented times and we are all learning new rules to deal with day to day life and how to live with each other. Family life goes on and the family team at Sydney Mitchell has worked throughout the pandemic. We have faced new ways of...

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