The Plight of the Unmarried Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court has given a keynote speech at a recent ‘At A Glance’ conference on the perils and pitfalls of being an unmarried couple facing relationship breakdown, and highlighting the lack of...Read MoreTags: cohabitation, beneficial interest, interest, property, tolata, unmarried
Cafcass Guidance Note Cafcass has issued guidance on the use of professional time in the family courts. We have reproduced the note in full below. The guidance came into effect on 1 July 2017. We are issuing this guidance, with the approval and support of the...Read MoreTags: cafcass, practice guidance, children proceedings, guidance, private law
The “2 million Dollar” question: If a Trust is a sham, is it a sham for all purposes? Recently the interesting concept of sham trust has been decided in a UK High Court Family Law case (see ND v SD & Ors [2017] EWHC 1507 (Fam) Robert’s J. (21 June 2017). What is...Read MoreTags: trust, trusts, sham, sham trust
When can you delay Decree Absolute? In this post we examine the ways in which it is appropriate to delay application for decree absolute in divorce proceedings. The general position is that one should only apply for decree absolute once the financial remedies have...Read MoreTags: divorce, decree absolute, delaying decree absolute, miller smith, thakkar v thakkar
Love you ’til the end – Joint Lives Maintenance In 1973 the UK joined the EU. At midnight on the 1st January the UK flag was raised above the ECC headquarters in Brussels and celebrations were held across the city. We entered the union, as many do, with...Read MoreTags: maintenance, joint lives, meal ticket, zoe white
School Is Out We promised in our last post on this topic that we would update our readers on the School Holiday issue surrounding a child’s absence from school during term time. Today was decision day. The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the Isle of Wight...Read MoreTags: school attendance, school holiday
