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
Government asks Law Commission to review Weddings Law The Law Commission has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement that the Government will ask the Law Commission to review the laws concerning weddings in England and Wales. The project will...Read MoreTags: McDonalds, scoping paper, weddings law
Financial Remedies Pilot extended to eight more court centres In his final Presidential Guidance issued on 27th July, Sir James Munby announced that the Financial Remedies Pilot, which is currently confined to the West Midland would soon be extended to eight other...Read MoreTags: york, james munby, financial remedies pilot
The Differences Between Divorce in the U.K. and U.S. By: Summer Masterson-Goethal Masterson Law Those familiar with the differences in British and American culture are familiar with the phrase “two countries separated by a common language.” This applicable...Read MoreTags: Masterson Law, Summer Masterson Goethals, USA, America, America Divorce, Divorce in the USA, no fault divorce
Divorce Jurisdiction Paradigm Family Law successfully represented a client through the International Jurisdiction arena and helped to establish jurisdiction in England & Wales. In this first decision after the Court of Appeal Judgment in Thum v Thum [2018] EWCA...Read MoreTags: jurisdiction, divorce jurisdiction, thum
