I declare you ‘Husband and Wife’ In the recently reported case of N v D [2015] EWFC 28, the Court had to consider the validity of a foreign marriage ceremony which took place in Nigeria on an application by the wife (N) for a declaration of marital status...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, paradigm family law, york, family, children, marriage, international, wedding, matrimonial, private, declaration
London & South East Divorce Centre Further to Paradigm Family Law’s previous post on the new Divorce procedures (here) a further meeting took place on 18 June at Chancery Lane, organised by the Law Society’s Family Section, and attended by members of...Read MoreTags: family, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york
A wind-up? The judgment in Wyatt v Vince just goes to show the importance of dismissing financial claims on divorce – the so called ‘clean break’ order – however large or small those claims might be at the time of the divorce itself. In that...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, separated, marriage
Behind closed doors The Family Court is certainly in the news this week, with reports of Rebecca Minnock the ‘runaway mother’ making the headlines. But is this a one off or an indicator of something more prevalent? Figures published this week by CAFCASS...Read MoreTags: family, children, survey, matrimonial, private, publicity, york, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law
Can you keep it in the family? At Paradigm Family Law we have seen a rise in the number of enquiries by family members wanting to set up trusts in order to make provision for their loved ones. They are hoping to ensure that they can keep the money in the family if...Read MoreTags: york, divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, family, children, marriage, inheritance, postnuptial, settlement, trust