The importance of pension rights on divorce For many people, the value of their pension may be higher than that of their house. On divorce, the law dealing with financial provision provides that in the context of dividing the marital assets, the court MUST take the...Read MoreTags: tax, international, pension, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce
Top 10 Wedding Wonders With the recent world record wedding at Rudding Park between Amy Ewing and Alex Simmons it got us thinking at Paradigm Family Law what other romantic world records are out there. What an amorous world we live in, testament to which is the...Read MoreTags: wedding, prenuptial agreement, international, marriage, family, york, paradigm family law
Paradigm Family Law are pleased to announce a new way of funding their Fixed Fees for all clients involved in financial proceedings in divorce. We have been authorised and approved to offer a funding facility endorsed by Resolution – First for Family Law....Read MoreTags: legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce, paradigm family law, funding, resolution
Graham-York v York [2015] EWCA Civ 72 In the recent Court of Appeal decision in Graham-York v York [2015] EWCA Civ 72 guidance was given in connection with the determination of the beneficial interests in a property held by only one party in an unmarried relationship....Read MoreTags: divorce, cohabitation, children, york, paradigm family law, family law
What is fairness on the battlefield of Divorce & Finance? 2015 is the year of the General Election and no doubt we all will see lively debate about accountability, fairness and on the merits of the Mansion tax. But what does fairness mean? What does it mean when...Read MoreTags: marriage, family, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce
Spouses, civil partners, divorce, dissolution and separation As the new tax year approaches, at Paradigm Family Law we look at the implications it has for couples separating or considering divorce and the importance of timing. When it comes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT),...Read MoreTags: tax, civil partnership, contact, york, paradigm family law, legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce
How romantic are Pre-nups on Valentine’s Day or “Auf Wiedersehen Ehevertrag” We should all remember the landmark decision in Radmacher v. Granatino when the Supreme Court tore up England’s marriage laws to offer couples binding pre-nuptial contracts. Miss...Read MoreTags: prenuptial agreement, international, marriage, paradigm family law, legal advice, family law, divorce
Funding financial proceedings When acting for a party in financial remedy proceedings on divorce, it can sometimes prove necessary to seek provision by way of court order for assistance in paying legal fees. With Paradigm Family Law, our fixed fee model will no doubt...Read MoreTags: legal advice, fixed fee, family law, divorce, paradigm family law, family
Resolution is an organisation of 6,500 family lawyers and other professionals across England and Wales. The members deal with their cases and clients in a constructive, non-confrontational way. As an organisation, Resolution also campaigns for improvements to the...Read MoreTags: york, children, resolution, mediation, family, paradigm family law, fixed fee, family law
E-Court Bundle Revolution At Paradigm Family Law we are pioneering fixed fees for family law work and also, the paperless (or at least ‘less-paper’) office. Our timing couldn’t be more apt, given the recent decision in J v J and now the rise of ‘E-Court bundles’...Read MoreTags: york, paradigm family law, fixed fee, family law, divorce