Articles & Thought Leadership
Expert insights and analysis from our team, covering divorce, financial remedy, children matters, international family law, and the latest court decisions. Each article is written to help you understand your options clearly and confidently, with practical guidance rooted in real experience.
Private FDR: What Is It, and Is It Worth It?
Know what a judge is likely to say, before you pay to have a judge decide. That is the entire logic behind a Private Financial Dispute Resolution hearing, usually called
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now….
This 80’s Smiths’ classic was written on a guitar Johnny Marr later sold for £204,800. On 17 September 2026, guitars and equipment from The Johnny Marr Collection sold at Christie’s
Paradigm Family Law: Yorkshire Legal Awards 2026 Finalist
We are delighted to announce that Paradigm Family Law is a finalist for Family Law at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2026. The category recognises the strength of family law practices
Paradigm Family Law: Family Law Awards 2026 Finalist
Paradigm Family Law is a finalist for Excellence in Non-Court Dispute Resolution at the Family Law Awards 2026. The awards are run in partnership with LexisNexis. We’re equally delighted for
Married in Germany, Living in England, Working in America — Who Decides Your Divorce?
Married in Germany. Living in London. Working in New York. A pension quietly building in Sydney. None of this is unusual any more. International families are now the rule, not
Deciding to Leave Is One Decision. Affording To Is Another
Deciding to leave a marriage and deciding you can afford to leave it are not the same decision. The first can feel completely clear — you know, without doubt, that
Why English Child Maintenance Rules Stop at the German Border
Six nights out of every fortnight with his children didn’t make a German father a shared-care parent. It didn’t reduce what he owed in child maintenance either. Separated parents often
The Pasta Bowl Blindside: Why Modern Marriages Are Ending Without Warning
For “Clara”, the end of her relationship arrived over an ordinary bowl of pasta. Her husband placed the meal on the table and said, simply: “I’m not happy.” Within days,
The rise of the boomerang child & why it matters in family law
More adult children are living at home for longer — and for divorcing parents, adult children living at home divorce proceedings in ways that many clients do not expect. Some
