Pension Offsetting on Divorce Pension offsetting in divorce cases is a hot topic, and not one which is capable of a straightforward answer. We touched on it in our blog post here, but most recently the case of WS v WS [2015] EWHC 3941 (Fam) has given a clear(er)...Read MoreTags: pension offsetting, duxbury, financial proceedings, pension, divorce
Introduction This article is a general overview about the debate around new paradigm concept of fixed fees in Financial Remedy Cases[1]. High Court Judge Mostyn says in his famous judgement in J v J [2] that ‘something must be done’. Indeed, his starting point was the...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, financial, financial proceedings
Divorce trends Our Managing Partner James Thornton recently appeared on BBC Radio Leeds discussing divorce trends and statistics with Martin Kelner. The topics were wide ranging, and had been prompted by Martin having read an article in The Telegraph that morning...Read MoreTags: divorce, legal advice, paradigm family law, survey
Investing in your child’s future happiness With all the talk of D-Day, Divorce Day and not to mention the blogs, articles and press releases flying around this month, at Paradigm Family Law we thought we’d look at things from a different angle. Worried Parents We...Read MoreTags: divorce, paradigm family law, prenuptial agreement, wedding, inheritance, postnuptial, due diligence, parents
A I Legal Awards 2015 We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded ‘Best Specialist Family Law Firm UK 2015’ by Acquisition International. The awards are given to commend outstanding work throughout the legal world over the past 12 months,...Read MoreTags: family law, paradigm family law, york, international, awards, fixed fees