Lie More Lies and Statistics? Divorce is in the news again. Two stories on divorce statistics published recently seem to contradict each other when considering the rates of divorce. So are Divorce rates up or down? Mixed Messages Divorce Statistics published in the...Read MoreTags: divorce, ONS, divorce statistics, statistics
How to use Mareva Orders Effectively – or is it a smoking gun? In England the Freezing Injunctions and Mareva Order proceedings have been mentioned in several cases recently and the US$ 500,000,000 Yacht (Luna) enforcement case of a Russian billionaire in his...Read MoreTags: freezing order, freezing, mareva, mareva injunction, mareva order
Consent Orders Filed Online From Monday 6 August 2018 applications for Consent Orders in family court financial proceedings can be filed online, avoiding the need to be delivered to the Court by (snail) mail. This marks another step towards a fully digital online...Read MoreTags: consent order, pilot scheme, online divorce
Why quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side After a long debate in public and calls in July this year that Ministers should support a bill that would bring in the first major changes to the divorce laws in 50 year the Supreme Court in Owens v...Read MoreTags: owens v owens, unreasonable behaviour
Judicial Protocol Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division in England & Wale and Lord Carloway, head of the Scottish judiciary, have agreed a new judicial protocol for children’s cases which will regulate direct judicial communications between...Read MoreTags: james munby, judicial protocol
Has his smile been the (meal) ticket to the World? The Supreme Court decided today about the proper approach to applications to vary under s31(7) MCA 1973 Act after the grant of a decree of divorce, and in particular whether, provision having already been made for W...Read MoreTags: meal ticket, mills v mills
Practice Guidance on Standard Children and other Orders Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division has issued Practice Guidance relating to and for the use of standard children and other orders. It is for general use. It follows previous guidance issued by the...Read MoreTags: practice guidance, james munby, children orders, orders
Financial and Enforcement Orders : Sir James Munby ‘strongly encourages’ use of standard forms On 30 November 2017 the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, issued the following Practice Guidance: “Inordinate amounts of time and money are spent –...Read MoreTags: enforcement, financial, practice guidance
Online Divorce The Ministry of Justice has rolled out the new online divorce service across the country. It had been piloted towards the end of last year in the East Midland administered by HMCTS teams in Liverpool, Nottingham, Southampton and Stoke. The success of...Read MoreTags: divorce petition, online divorce, diy, hmcts
Meal Ticket for Life Waggott v Waggott [2018] EWCA Civ 727 (11 April 2018) The latest judgment from Lord Justice Moylan in the Court of Appeal has given the clearest indication yet as to the judicial mood music when it comes to spousal maintenance payments. Far from...Read MoreTags: meal ticket, moylan, spousal maintenance
