Maintenance Claims across UK Borders – The Elephant in the Room In Villiers v Villiers [2020] UKSC 30 (on appeal from [2018] EWCA Civ 1120 ) the Supreme Court had to decide today about the “Brexit” elephant in the room, when apparently for the first time in 200...Read MoreTags: maintenance, brexit, cross border, international maintenance
Recognising Domestic Control and Abuse In this latest of a series of Guest Posts our contributor, Irena Trnka De Benedictis writes about coercive control and domestic violence and gives tips on how to spot the signals. Sometimes these remain obscured until it is too...Read MoreTags: domestic violence, guest post, Irena Trnka De Benedictis, abuse, coercive, domestic control
Nuptial Agreements – Can they be changed? It was reported in The Guardian on Saturday that a soon to be published book has made the claim that Melania Trump delayed moving into the White House when Donald Trump became President because she was renegotiating her...Read MoreTags: pre nuptial agreement, trump, post nuptial agreement, Paul Read, prenup, nuptial agreement
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide As we are currently still in the transition period after the Brexit withdrawal agreement , the European Court decided an urgent issue within international child maintenance enforcement proceedings. The Court has been asked to...Read MoreTags: international, child maintenance, debt
CAFCASS Co-Parenting Hub Launch “Cafcass” is the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. Its primary role is to provide trained social workers who advise the Court in legal proceedings involving children. Those social workers also assist separated...Read MoreTags: cafcass, co parenting, hub
Divorce Psychotherapy: Why is divorce so difficult for me? During separation and divorce your lawyers will give you much needed structure. Sometimes the way you feel does not fit into this structure. Emotions spill out, in meetings and on the telephone. It is hard to...Read MoreTags: guest blog, Irena Trnka De Benedictis, psychotherapy
