Where is the snow??? It’s the school holidays and most families are enjoying their annual trip together in the sun. But wait, isn’t this the happiest time of the year for couples? Why are we mentioning the D word now? No, it’s not because of the media...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, family, international, holiday, survey
Family Law Awards – Frank Arndt shortlisted Paradigm Family Law’s Managing Partner Head of International Family Law, Frank Arndt has been shortlisted for International Family Lawyer in this year’s prestigious Family Law Awards. Frank is one of a...Read MoreTags: family law, paradigm family law, international, awards, family law awards, frank arndt
Where it’s @ Paradigm Family Law are to be the new hosts of #UKBusinessHour on X. From 6 August, and every first Thursday we will host the business networking hour from 8pm to 9pm on our X account @FrankA_Paradigm. We are delighted to have been asked by our...Read MoreTags: myspace, social media, X, divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, #UKBusinessHour, bebo, business, facebook, linkedin
Obsessively Compulsive The Eurovision Song Contest is now over and we are all looking forward to the holidays. Some families are already on holiday and the rest are looking forward to the summer holiday traffic (not). In England we see apparently a new generation of...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, children, contact, international, survey
Table for One According to latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics, over a third of people (33.9%) in England and Wales are not only single, but have also never been married. That is the highest ever recorded and represents an increase of 10 per...Read MoreTags: postnuptial, divorce, family law, paradigm family law, york, civil partnership, marriage, prenuptial agreement, cohabitation, inheritance
Lord Dyson Lord Dyson, Master of the Roll has issued new practice guidance on Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Hear-By Dates. In the introductory note Lord Dyson outlines the background and rationale leading to the new guidance. He summarises the position as follows:...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, courtroom
Packing your Case The number of cases involving the courts and child arrangements is on the rise. The National Audit office recently published statistics showing a 22% increase in cases involving children contact arrangement and a 30% increase in cases where neither...Read MoreTags: family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, children, contact, separated, holiday
Budget 2015 We like to think that just as George Osborne delivers his first Conservative Budget for 20 year it is worth adopting the approach and the figures provided by the Office for Budget Responsibility when making major decisions that can affect your...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law
Scandalous In the recent case of JE (husband) v ZK (wife) [2015] EWHC B87 (Times Report by Frances Gibb here), ‘scandalous’ divorce costs drove the wife to attempt suicide. In a case where the size of the matrimonial pot was £350,000, between them the...Read MoreTags: courtroom, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, matrimonial, financial proceedings
Let it go? With the unstoppable popularity of Disney animated films – and news that Frozen has become the highest grossing Disney film of all time – Paradigm Family Law take a look at the issues that might affect those budding newly wedded Prince...Read MoreTags: wedding, inheritance, postnuptial, divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, family, mediation, children, marriage, prenuptial agreement