The digital age has revolutionised how we communicate and document our lives. But with this convenience comes a new challenge for family law: the rise of manipulated photos and videos as evidence in divorce proceedings. Faked Evidence, Real Problems Imagine this:...Read MoreTags: deepfake technology, fake evidence in court, digital forensics, metadata analysis, doctored photos, court evidence tampering, family law solicitors UK, divorce and technology, detecting deepfakes, paradigm family law, deepfake, Fixed Fee Divorce Lawyers, family law UK, legal advice divorce, manipulated evidence, divorce proceedings
In a recent legal case, L v O (Stay of Order; Hadkinson Order; Security for Costs) [2024] EWFC 6, Cobb J delved into the intricate question of whether a judge hearing a Barder (or Thwaite) application should be privy to information from the Financial Dispute...Read MoreTags: Thwaite application, Cobb J, legal privilege, FDR hearing, consent order set aside, family court procedure, confidentiality in family law, family law, paradigm family law, fixed fee divorce, divorce lawyers UK, financial dispute resolution, FDR confidentiality, Barder application
The landscape of family law is undergoing significant transformation with the introduction of the Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023. These changes signal a pivotal shift towards non-court dispute resolution (NCD). This aims to resolve family disputes more...Read MoreTags: Collaborative Law, family procedure rules 2023, family law reforms, divorce law, MIAMs, alternative dispute resolution, mediation in family law, family lawyers York, family law, paradigm family law, arbitration, private FDR, NCD, fixed fee divorce, Non-Court Dispute Resolution
At Paradigm Family Law, our Managing Partner, James Thornton, recently provided expert legal commentary to Sky News in response to a crucial question about ‘protecting my parents’ investment’: “I am buying a house with my soon-to-be husband. My...Read MoreTags: declaration of trust, legal charge, buying a house with partner, property law advice, safeguarding parental gift, financial protection in relationships, legal advice for couples, relationship breakdown, paradigm family law, prenuptial agreement, divorce and property, sky news, family law UK, protecting my parents' investment, house deposit gift
Navigating the labyrinth of private equity (PE) investments during a divorce can feel like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded. Imagine your PE investments as a garden of exotic plants you and your spouse decided to grow some years ago. Some plants...Read MoreTags: divorce and investments, dividing private equity assets, financial proceedings in divorce, private equity valuation, pre-nuptial agreements, complex divorce cases, matrimonial finances, PE investments in divorce, paradigm family law, International Family Law, Fixed Fee Divorce Lawyers, family law UK, high net worth divorce, divorce lawyers UK, private equity investments during divorce
Understanding the Complexities of International Relocation Cases in Family Law In the intricate domain of international family law, relocation cases represent a particularly challenging frontier. These cases often highlight the delicate balance between the desire of a...Read MoreTags: relocation cases, children act 1989, child welfare, divorce and relocation, relocation legal advice, family court UK, international custody disputes, family law, paradigm family law, frank arndt, parental rights, International Family Law, child relocation, international relocation
International Family Law: German Child Maintenance guidelines of the higher regional courts 2024 updated Summary of the updates effective from 1st January 2024 Requirements rates for minor children The increase in the requirements rates for minor children (1st...Read MoreTags: family law update, child support guidelines, Higher Regional Courts Germany, OLG child maintenance, German maintenance law, student maintenance Germany, spousal maintenance Germany, German family court, paradigm family law, cross-border divorce, International Family Law, divorce lawyers UK, German child maintenance, Düsseldorf table 2024, child maintenance Germany
Divorce is a multifaceted process that involves not just the legal dissolution of marriage but also a profound emotional journey for those involved. Among the myriad reasons that compel couples to part ways, secret relationships and the discovery of secret...Read MoreTags: hidden affairs, emotional support in divorce, legal guidance divorce, infidelity and divorce, asset division, child custody, paternity fraud, cuckoo children, family law, paradigm family law, co parenting, secret relationships, divorce advice, divorce lawyers UK, marriage breakdown
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” Potanina (Respondent) v Potanin (Appellant) [2024] UKSC 3 (appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 702). Justices: Lord Lloyd-Jone Lord Brigg Lord Leggatt, Lord Stephens and Lady Rose considered whether the Court should grant...Read MoreTags: potanina, potanin
Balancing Needs in a Difficult Financial Settlement or the best way to predict the future is to create it (fairly) The Court had to decide in a difficult case (VT v LT [2023] EWFC 256 (18 December 2023) ) where it had to create two households out of a limited...Read MoreTags: needs, vt v lt
