21 October 2015 It’s here, the day that Marty and Doc jumped Back to the Future. 21 October 2015, 30 years into the future from the day in 1985 when the time travelling saga began. Predictions We at Paradigm Family Law were interested to draw comparisons from the...Read MoreTags: future, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, divorce
A Frank Overview In the past we have seen more and more cases when spouses have been accused of hiding assets. We remember the Young case, when Michelle Young was awarded in 2013 £20m after her husband declared in the proceedings that he was penniless and could not...Read MoreTags: fixed fee, disclosure, financial proceedings, financial, family law, divorce
New Entrant of the Year Paradigm Family Law is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in this year’s Modern Law Awards in the ‘New Entrant of the Year’ category. The Awards will be held on 19 November 2015 at the prestigious Hurlingham...Read MoreTags: awards, paradigm family law, fixed fee, family law
In this post, we consider how to vary a maintenance order, and what you need to show in order for an application to be favourably considered by the court. We will also highlight recent cases where it seems that joint lives orders may be the exception rather than the...Read MoreTags: financial proceedings, financial, maintenance, family, paradigm family law, family law, divorce
Sever Us No, not a Professor from Harry Potter, but a way of altering the type of joint ownership of a property. It is often asked of us at Paradigm Family Law – “I’ve been served with a notice saying the joint tenancy has been severed, what does it mean?”. It...Read MoreTags: joint tenancy, trust, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, divorce, severance, tenants in common
York Press Business Awards Paradigm Family Law are delighted to report that we have been nominated for two Awards at this year’s York Press Business Awards. We are featured in the following article in the York Press: TWO York lawyers have decided to shake up the...Read MoreTags: fixed fee, family law, paradigm family law, awards, business, york
“…And the Dish ran away with the Spoon” In a recently reported case, (now fully reported here) the wife in financial remedy proceedings may now lose thousands of pounds after what was described as a ‘wooden spoon incident’ involving the...Read MoreTags: paradigm family law, conduct, financial proceedings, financial, family law, divorce
What needs to be considered for a Marriage Contract? It isn’t just for the Egyptian men. As a result of 2 decisions by the Court of Appeal (Radmacher) and Privy Council (MacLeod), it is possible to protect your assets in the event of a divorce. The two landmark...Read MoreTags: post nuptial agreement, postnuptial, wedding, prenuptial agreement, marriage, family, york, paradigm family law, fixed fee, family law
Annulment or Divorce? If you have reached the end, and don’t know which way to turn, you might be contemplating a divorce. But wait, is it a divorce you are looking for or can you obtain an annulment? Or should you go for an annulment instead of a divorce? There...Read MoreTags: york, annulment, courtroom, financial proceedings, wedding, marriage, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce
Disruptive Summer – Scary or Inviting? We all know Richard Branson’s famous quote: “Screw it, let’s just do it” or “If your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough.” As a divorce lawyer, I prefer to look forward rather than back, but sometimes looking back...Read MoreTags: family law, separated, children, family, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, divorce