Corporate Pre-Nups – Marital Demergers There has been much said and reported about the use of Pre-Nuptial agreements between couples embarking on marriage as a sensible way to plan for the future in the unfortunate event of a divorce. At Paradigm Family Law, we...Read MoreTags: prenup, divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, prenuptial agreement, business, corporate pre nup, divorce proof business
Diamond Divorcees In this blog post, we look at the increasing number of couples separating and divorcing later in life – increasingly referred to as the ‘Silver Splitters’. We prefer to call them ‘Diamond Divorcees’. Divorce in Retirement What is it that triggers...Read MoreTags: divorce, pension, financial proceedings, 65 and over, divorcee, over 65, silver splitter
When should your legal team apply for an oral disclosure hearing (a “Coleridge application”)? Sometimes in complex cases it is important to keep the right strategy from the outset, but it is always easy to second guess after the fact. However, the Court (and the...Read MoreTags: disclosure, coleridge, oral disclosure, oral hearing, os v ds
How Are Trust Assets Handled on Divorce in the U.S.A. and U.K? By: Paul Black, The Law Office of Paul Black The happiest day of your life was your wedding day, but the fairytale is coming to an end. Divorce is often emotional and volatile. When property is involved,...Read MoreTags: USA, discretionary trust, irrevocable trust, Paul Black, trust assets, UK
Common Law Marriage : British Social Attitudes Despite our best efforts (Cohabitation Rights) it seems that the message is still not getting through regarding common law relationships. In the latest survey on the subject, undertaken by The National Centre for Social...Read MoreTags: common law, common law marriage, myth
Money, Money, Money….must be Yesterday Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie announced on X in a joint statement that they are to divorce after a 25-year marriage. “After a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decided...Read MoreTags: amazon, amazon divorce, stellar
Divorce Day Could festive cheer bring about heartbreak in the New Year? The first Monday after New Year is said to be ‘D-Day’ in the Family Lawyer’s calendar and January is the most popular month to start divorce proceedings in this country. We think you are likely to...Read MoreTags: divorce, marriage, holidays, d day, new year
The Judiciary’s Expectations of Expert Witnesses The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has delivered the keynote address to the Bond Solon Experts Conference. Sir Andrew, describing the role of expert witnesses in children case said:...Read MoreTags: expert witness, experts
Best Niche Family & Divorce Firm We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded ‘Best Niche Family & Divorce Law Firm’ in the 2018 Awards by Acquisition International. The awards are given to commend outstanding work throughout the legal world...Read MoreTags: awards, award winner, award
President’s Guidance: Addition to Compendium of Standard Family Orders Mr Justice Mostyn has released three new standard family order and an addition to an existing order, to be added with immediate effect to the Compendium of Standard Orders. Inherent Jurisdiction in...Read MoreTags: standard family orders, arbitration, compendium, presidents guidance
