Of the dead, nothing unless good In 1433 during the height of the Italian Renaissance Ambrogio Traversari translated the Greek book, the Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers into Latin and so the phrase “De mortuis nihil nisi bonum” or “Of the dead, nothing...Read MoreTags: non disclosure, same sex marriage, sharland, divorce, civil partnership, inheritance, financial proceedings, civil partners, clean break, death, gohil
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: inheritance, postnuptial, divorce, family law, paradigm family law, york, civil partnership, marriage, prenuptial agreement, cohabitation
How to find the perfect Wedding Venue The Registrar General for England and Wales has issued updated guidance on the approval of premises as venues for civil marriages and civil partnerships. It provides detailed guidance as to how the public, local authoritie faith...Read MoreTags: prenuptial agreement, wedding, financial, matrimonial, postnuptial, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, civil partnership, marriage
A guest post by Valerie Albarda Your wedding day has come and gone. It may have been decades since you spoke the words that bonded you in holy matrimony or perhaps it was just a few years ago. Through it all, you maintained that the love would last, the bond would...Read MoreTags: marriage, financial, matrimonial, divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, separated, civil partnership
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: cohabitation, financial, inheritance, divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, york, civil partnership, marriage, maintenance
