The Differences Between Divorce in the U.K. and U.S. By: Summer Masterson-Goethal Masterson Law Those familiar with the differences in British and American culture are familiar with the phrase “two countries separated by a common language.” This applicable...Read MoreTags: Masterson Law, Summer Masterson Goethals, USA, America, America Divorce, Divorce in the USA, no fault divorce
Divorce Jurisdiction Paradigm Family Law successfully represented a client through the International Jurisdiction arena and helped to establish jurisdiction in England & Wales. In this first decision after the Court of Appeal Judgment in Thum v Thum [2018] EWCA...Read MoreTags: jurisdiction, divorce jurisdiction, thum
“Support Gay Marriage” The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in the so called ‘Gay Wedding Cake’ case. The Court has backed the Northern Ireland bakers that refused to bake a cake with the words ‘Support Gay Marriage’ on it...Read MoreTags: ashers bakery, baker, gay cake, gay marriage, gay wedding, gay wedding cake, support gay marriage, wedding cake
Lie More Lies and Statistics? Divorce is in the news again. Two stories on divorce statistics published recently seem to contradict each other when considering the rates of divorce. So are Divorce rates up or down? Mixed Messages Divorce Statistics published in the...Read MoreTags: divorce, ONS, divorce statistics, statistics
How to use Mareva Orders Effectively – or is it a smoking gun? In England the Freezing Injunctions and Mareva Order proceedings have been mentioned in several cases recently and the US$ 500,000,000 Yacht (Luna) enforcement case of a Russian billionaire in his...Read MoreTags: freezing order, freezing, mareva, mareva injunction, mareva order
Consent Orders Filed Online From Monday 6 August 2018 applications for Consent Orders in family court financial proceedings can be filed online, avoiding the need to be delivered to the Court by (snail) mail. This marks another step towards a fully digital online...Read MoreTags: consent order, pilot scheme, online divorce
