Corporate Pre-Nups – Marital Demergers There has been much said and reported about the use of Pre-Nuptial agreements between couples embarking on marriage as a sensible way to plan for the future in the unfortunate event of a divorce. At Paradigm Family Law, we...Read MoreTags: legal advice, divorce, family law, paradigm family law, york, family, prenuptial agreement, business, corporate pre nup, divorce proof business, prenup
Diamond Divorcees In this blog post, we look at the increasing number of couples separating and divorcing later in life – increasingly referred to as the ‘Silver Splitters’. We prefer to call them ‘Diamond Divorcees’. Divorce in Retirement What is it that triggers...Read MoreTags: divorce, pension, financial proceedings, 65 and over, divorcee, over 65, silver splitter
Divorce Day Could festive cheer bring about heartbreak in the New Year? The first Monday after New Year is said to be ‘D-Day’ in the Family Lawyer’s calendar and January is the most popular month to start divorce proceedings in this country. We think you are likely to...Read MoreTags: divorce, marriage, holidays, d day, new year
Lies, More Lies and Statistics? Divorce is in the news again. Two stories on divorce statistics published recently seem to contradict each other when considering the rates of divorce. So are Divorce rates up or down? Mixed Messages Divorce Statistics published in the...Read MoreTags: divorce, ONS, divorce statistics, statistics
When can you delay Decree Absolute? In this post we examine the ways in which it is appropriate to delay application for decree absolute in divorce proceedings. The general position is that one should only apply for decree absolute once the financial remedies have...Read MoreTags: decree absolute, divorce, delaying decree absolute, miller smith, thakkar v thakkar