Consent Order Recitals – Are they enforceable in the same way as an Order? In a recent case, BSA v NVT [2020] EWHC 2906 (Fam) the enforceability of Consent Order recitals was one of a number of issues the Court had to address. In this post, we summarise the key...Read MoreTags: consent order, schedule 1, schedule one, recital, recitals, enforcement
Dating After Divorce – A Guest Post by Wendi Schuller Those dating post-divorce have unique challenges than people who have been steadily dating throughout the years. One may be carrying more baggage or be emerging from trauma. Unwritten rules seem to have...Read MoreTags: wendi schuller, guest post, dating, guest blog
Webb (Appellant) v Webb (Respondent) (Cook Islands) [2020] UKPC 22 – The Privy Council considered the relevance of a family trust in matrimonial property case On 3 August 2020 the Privy Council handed down judgment in Webb (Appellant) v Webb (Respondent) (Cook...Read MoreTags: trusts, trust assets, privy council, webb v webb, trust
Nightingale Courts – 10 New Courts The Lord Chancellor has announced the locations for the Nightingale Courts to deal with the backlog of cases caused by the Covid pandemic. The Government’s Press Release sets out the full details: The 10 sites will host...Read MoreTags: nightingale court, covid
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: brexit, cross border, international maintenance, 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: abuse, coercive, domestic control, domestic violence, guest post, Irena Trnka De Benedictis
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: Paul Read, prenup, nuptial agreement, pre nuptial agreement, trump, post 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: child maintenance, debt, international
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: co parenting, hub, cafcass
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: Irena Trnka De Benedictis, psychotherapy, guest blog
