We are all human The 2nd Criminal Chamber of the German Bundesgerichtshof allowed an appeal against the decision made by a lower Court (Landgericht Frankfurt), while one Judge arranged child care by text message during the hearing and whilst a witness gave evidence...Read MoreTags: courtroom, international, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, family law, divorce, texting
Financial Remedies Unit In those cases where financial complexity is involved, the Central Family Court has issued a Certificate that must now be completed in order for the case to be referred to the Financial Remedies Unit (FRU). The Certificate includes guidance...Read MoreTags: family, financial proceedings, matrimonial, financial, enforcement, funding, maintenance, marriage, mediation, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce
I declare you ‘Husband and Wife’ In the recently reported case of N v D [2015] EWFC 28, the Court had to consider the validity of a foreign marriage ceremony which took place in Nigeria on an application by the wife (N) for a declaration of marital status...Read MoreTags: declaration, private, matrimonial, wedding, international, marriage, children, family, york, paradigm family law, family law, divorce
London & South East Divorce Centre Further to Paradigm Family Law’s previous post on the new Divorce procedures (here) a further meeting took place on 18 June at Chancery Lane, organised by the Law Society’s Family Section, and attended by members of...Read MoreTags: fixed fee, family, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, family law, divorce
A wind-up? The judgment in Wyatt v Vince just goes to show the importance of dismissing financial claims on divorce – the so called ‘clean break’ order – however large or small those claims might be at the time of the divorce itself. In that...Read MoreTags: marriage, separated, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce
Behind closed doors The Family Court is certainly in the news this week, with reports of Rebecca Minnock the ‘runaway mother’ making the headlines. But is this a one off or an indicator of something more prevalent? Figures published this week by CAFCASS...Read MoreTags: family, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce, children, publicity, private, matrimonial, survey