Can I Change my Mind? With all the debate over whether the European Treaty change commitments signed by all member states of the European Union are binding or not upon the European Court of Justice, at Paradigm Family Law we thought we’d take a look at the position...Read MoreTags: prenuptial agreement, consent order, financial proceedings, postnuptial, agreement
Love is in the Air Valentine’s Day is upon us and love is in the air, well for most. On a day when everyone seems to be giving and receiving cards filled with love, chocolate flowers and gift what do you do when instead you have divorce papers thrust in your face over...Read MoreTags: divorce, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, mediation, financial proceedings, valentines day
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: divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, financial, financial proceedings
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: divorce, legal advice, matrimonial, financial proceedings, freezing order