Pension Offsetting on Divorce Pension offsetting in divorce cases is a hot topic, and not one which is capable of a straightforward answer. We touched on it in our blog post here, but most recently the case of WS v WS [2015] EWHC 3941 (Fam) has given a clear(er)...Read MoreTags: divorce, pension, financial proceedings, duxbury, pension offsetting
Introduction This article is a general overview about the debate around new paradigm concept of fixed fees in Financial Remedy Cases[1]. High Court Judge Mostyn says in his famous judgement in J v J [2] that ‘something must be done’. Indeed, his starting point was the...Read MoreTags: financial, divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, financial proceedings
Divorce trends Our Managing Partner James Thornton recently appeared on BBC Radio Leeds discussing divorce trends and statistics with Martin Kelner. The topics were wide ranging, and had been prompted by Martin having read an article in The Telegraph that morning...Read MoreTags: legal advice, paradigm family law, survey, divorce
Investing in your child’s future happiness With all the talk of D-Day, Divorce Day and not to mention the blogs, articles and press releases flying around this month, at Paradigm Family Law we thought we’d look at things from a different angle. Worried Parents We...Read MoreTags: parents, due diligence, postnuptial, inheritance, wedding, prenuptial agreement, paradigm family law, divorce
Baby, It’s Cold Outside With a chill in the air now that Winter has arrived, at Paradigm Family Law we thought it might be worth taking a look at the area of Freezing Orders or Freezing Injunctions. What are Freezing Orders? A freezing order is designed to prevent a...Read MoreTags: freezing order, financial proceedings, matrimonial, legal advice, divorce