Scandalous In the recent case of JE (husband) v ZK (wife) [2015] EWHC B87 (Times Report by Frances Gibb here), ‘scandalous’ divorce costs drove the wife to attempt suicide. In a case where the size of the matrimonial pot was £350,000, between them the...Read MoreTags: financial proceedings, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, matrimonial, courtroom
Let it go? With the unstoppable popularity of Disney animated films – and news that Frozen has become the highest grossing Disney film of all time – Paradigm Family Law take a look at the issues that might affect those budding newly wedded Prince...Read MoreTags: inheritance, divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, family, mediation, children, marriage, prenuptial agreement, wedding, postnuptial
Are you worth £7.5 million? Hot on the heels of our post on the Certification of Complex Financial Remedy cases, Mr Justice Mostyn on the authority of the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby has issued a ‘Statement on the Efficient Conduct of...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, financial, matrimonial, financial proceedings, financial remedy
We are all human The 2nd Criminal Chamber of the German Bundesgerichtshof allowed an appeal against the decision made by a lower Court (Landgericht Frankfurt), while one Judge arranged child care by text message during the hearing and whilst a witness gave evidence...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, international, courtroom, texting
Financial Remedies Unit In those cases where financial complexity is involved, the Central Family Court has issued a Certificate that must now be completed in order for the case to be referred to the Financial Remedies Unit (FRU). The Certificate includes guidance...Read MoreTags: legal advice, divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, york, family, mediation, marriage, maintenance, funding, enforcement, financial, matrimonial, financial proceedings