The greatest remedy for anger is delay or international cooperation In the last couple of years more and more cases have come before the Courts involving Art 15 Brussels IIR. They all have the pressing question: Which Court has jurisdiction? In April this year,...Read MoreTags: family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, children, contact, international, jurisdiction
Death – the ultimate clean break? As matrimonial lawyers we often talk of clean break settlements. Many people use the term, but do they understand what it means in the context of the death of their spouse or civil partner? Not everyone is perhaps aware that...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, york, civil partnership, marriage, maintenance, cohabitation, financial, inheritance
All human beings have three lives: public, private and secret Recently an English newspaper reported that a “Banker ‘hacked ex-wife’s computer’ in a bitter £1.2million divorce battle over French villas and luxury watches worth £50,000 and her lawyers...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, marriage, funding, financial, consent order
Vary, revoke or appeal In the recently decided case of CS v ACS & Anor [2015] EWHC 1005 (Fam) the President of the Family Division, Munby J has rectified an area of the law that was causing difficulties for anyone seeking to vary a consent order. It concerns a...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, consent order
The importance of Bitcoins in divorce cases We read somewhere that trust is the new currency. Some say that trust is the glue of life. It’s definitely the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the founding principle that holds all...Read More
Fixed Fee The Elephant In The Room and The Force Awakens – Similarities? Last week fans have been given a first glimpse of Han Solo in the new trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and Harrison Ford last appeared in a Star Wars film more than 30 years...Read More
How do you feel today? The ONS has published a study it calls ‘Life in the UK 2015’ – a study of national well being. It says it provides a snapshot of life in the UK today, and uses 10 areas to measure the state of the nation including our health, how we use...Read MoreTags: family law, paradigm family law, york, family, children, marriage, survey
Your Questions Answered We wrote in our post “Unified Family Court?” here about changes to the Family Court and where family proceedings were going to be dealt with from the start of the year. The changes are being implemented, and the Court Service has...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family
Spend, Spend, Spend it? The recent death of Pools winner Viv Nicholson prompted us to consider how the family court deals with a windfall such as a lottery win in the context of a divorce. Whilst the chances of such a win happening in the first place are pretty slim,...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, marriage
I have a financial order following divorce, but my ex won’t pay. What next? So, you have been through the divorce, and have a final order from the court for financial relief. The order includes provision for maintenance, transfer of the matrimonial home and a...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, funding, enforcement, financial
