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
Luke and Leia – A New Hope The daughter of Jedi Knight, Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo, Leia was the younger twin sister of Luke Skywalker, and, shortly after her birth, she became the adopted daughter of Bail Organa and Queen Breha of Alderaan,...Read MoreTags: declaration of parentage, family law, children, embryology, siblings, star wars
Baby, It’s Cold Outside With a chill in the air now that Winter has arrived, at Paradigm Family Law we thought it might be worth taking a look at the area of Freezing Orders or Freezing Injunctions. What are Freezing Orders? A freezing order is designed to prevent a...Read MoreTags: divorce, legal advice, matrimonial, financial proceedings, freezing order
It wasn’t me In our recent post on conduct (Stirring it in the Family Courts) we highlighted what can happen in cases where one or other of the parties’ behaviour is such that it can persuade the court to change or impact on the exercise of its discretion to...Read MoreTags: s.25 matrimonial causes act, litigation conduct, divorce, financial proceedings, conduct
Making a Meal of it In this post, we at Paradigm Family Law want to discuss the concept of ‘Without Prejudice’ in negotiations to settle a case. It is a phrase used most often in the legal profession, and is seen as an effective way of conducting off the...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, mediation, financial proceedings
Child Maintenance At Paradigm Family Law we seem to have an increasing number of enquiries from unmarried parents concerning child maintenance and financial provision outside of the remit of the Child Support Agency (CSA) or Child Maintenance and Enforcement...Read MoreTags: financial, family law, maintenance, financial proceedings, child maintenance, children act, schedule 1, schedule one