Pension Offsetting on Divorce Pension offsetting in divorce cases is a hot topic, and not one which is capable of a straightforward answer. We touched on it in our blog post here, but most recently the case of WS v WS [2015] EWHC 3941 (Fam) has given a clear(er)...Read MoreTags: divorce, pension, financial proceedings, duxbury, pension offsetting
Introduction This article is a general overview about the debate around new paradigm concept of fixed fees in Financial Remedy Cases[1]. High Court Judge Mostyn says in his famous judgement in J v J [2] that ‘something must be done’. Indeed, his starting point was the...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, financial, financial proceedings
Divorce trends Our Managing Partner recently appeared on BBC Radio Leeds discussing divorce trends and statistics with Martin Kelner. The topics were wide ranging, and had been prompted by Martin having read an article in The Telegraph that morning which said that 12%...Read MoreTags: divorce, legal advice, paradigm family law, survey
Investing in your child’s future happiness With all the talk of D-Day, Divorce Day and not to mention the blog articles and press releases flying around this month, at Paradigm Family Law we thought we’d look at things from a different angle. Worried Parents We see...Read MoreTags: divorce, paradigm family law, prenuptial agreement, wedding, inheritance, postnuptial, due diligence, parents
A I Legal Awards 2015 We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded ‘Best Specialist Family Law Firm UK 2015’ by Acquisition International. The awards are given to commend outstanding work throughout the legal world over the past 12 month...Read MoreTags: family law, paradigm family law, york, international, awards, fixed fees
Luke and Leia – A New Hope The daughter of Jedi Knight, Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo, Leia was the younger twin sister of Luke Skywalker, and, shortly after her birth, she became the adopted daughter of Bail Organa and Queen Breha of Alderaan,...Read MoreTags: family law, children, declaration of parentage, embryology, siblings, star wars
Baby, It’s Cold Outside With a chill in the air now that Winter has arrived, at Paradigm Family Law we thought it might be worth taking a look at the area of Freezing Orders or Freezing Injunctions. What are Freezing Orders? A freezing order is designed to prevent a...Read MoreTags: divorce, legal advice, matrimonial, financial proceedings, freezing order
It wasn’t me In our recent post on conduct (Stirring it in the Family Courts) we highlighted what can happen in cases where one or other of the parties’ behaviour is such that it can persuade the court to change or impact on the exercise of its discretion to...Read MoreTags: divorce, financial proceedings, conduct, litigation conduct, s.25 matrimonial causes act
Making a Meal of it In this post, we at Paradigm Family Law want to discuss the concept of ‘Without Prejudice’ in negotiations to settle a case. It is a phrase used most often in the legal profession, and is seen as an effective way of conducting off the...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, mediation, financial proceedings
Child Maintenance At Paradigm Family Law we seem to have an increasing number of enquiries from unmarried parents concerning child maintenance and financial provision outside of the remit of the Child Support Agency (CSA) or Child Maintenance and Enforcement...Read MoreTags: family law, maintenance, financial, financial proceedings, child maintenance, children act, schedule 1, schedule one
