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
Decision Making on Divorce Divorce knocks the wind right out of you. Even the simplest decision can be overwhelming. Some individuals do not want to think about choices which need to be made during proceedings. Trying to avoid decisions does not work any better than...Read MoreTags: guest blog, wendi schuller, decision making
Standard Family Orders – Out now for Consultation Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division has issued the second set of Standard Family Orders. They follow the first release from 30 November 2017 and are for consultation. Many of the orders have been in...Read MoreTags: james munby, standard family orders
Schedule 1 Children Act 1989 – Financial Support for Children AN UPDATE to be read in conjunction with Child Maintenance and Schedule 1 – which one? At Paradigm Family Law we continue to see high levels of enquiries from unmarried parents concerning child...Read MoreTags: child maintenance, schedule 1, financial support
In the matter of C (Children) [2018] UKSC 8 – 14.02.2018 BACKGROUND This matter centres around a married man and woman who, until 2015, had been living together in Australia with their two children. By the end of 2014 the marriage was in difficulties. The mother, who...Read MoreTags: international, child abduction
The “Düsseldorfer Tabelle” The “Düsseldorfer Tabelle” for German Child Maintenance changed on 1st January 2018 and might have an impact on the Child Maintenance you receive or have to pay. Here are the most important changes: The minimum Child Maintenance...Read MoreTags: child maintenance, dusseldorfer tabelle, germany
