Your Questions Answered We wrote in our post “Unified Family Court?” here about changes to the Family Court and where family proceedings were going to be dealt with from the start of the year. The changes are being implemented, and the Court Service has...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family
Spend, Spend, Spend it? The recent death of Pools winner Viv Nicholson prompted us to consider how the family court deals with a windfall such as a lottery win in the context of a divorce. Whilst the chances of such a win happening in the first place are pretty slim,...Read MoreTags: marriage, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family
I have a financial order following divorce, but my ex won’t pay. What next? So, you have been through the divorce, and have a final order from the court for financial relief. The order includes provision for maintenance, transfer of the matrimonial home and a...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, funding, enforcement, financial
Our survey says…… The recent high profile decision in Wyatt v Vince (where the Supreme Court stated that only in cases where the court has already determined the financial claim or where the case is not legally recognised because the claimant has remarried...Read MoreTags: marriage, survey, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family
Don’t D-I-Y Divorce The recent case of Wyatt v Vince was a salutary tale for those contemplating divorce, and perhaps trying to save costs in the short term at the expense of long term liability. Where reports have been made of people taking to DIY dentistry, removing...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law
