It wasn’t me In our recent post on conduct (Stirring it in the Family Courts) we highlighted what can happen in cases where one or other of the parties’ behaviour is such that it can persuade the court to change or impact on the exercise of its discretion to...Read MoreTags: divorce, financial proceedings, conduct, litigation conduct, s.25 matrimonial causes act
Making a Meal of it In this post, we at Paradigm Family Law want to discuss the concept of ‘Without Prejudice’ in negotiations to settle a case. It is a phrase used most often in the legal profession, and is seen as an effective way of conducting off the...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, mediation, financial proceedings
Child Maintenance At Paradigm Family Law we seem to have an increasing number of enquiries from unmarried parents concerning child maintenance and financial provision outside of the remit of the Child Support Agency (CSA) or Child Maintenance and Enforcement...Read MoreTags: family law, maintenance, financial, financial proceedings, child maintenance, children act, schedule 1, schedule one
A Frank Overview In the past we have seen more and more cases when spouses have been accused of hiding assets. We remember the Young case, when Michelle Young was awarded in 2013 £20m after her husband declared in the proceedings that he was penniless and could not...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, financial, financial proceedings, disclosure
In this post, we consider how to vary a maintenance order, and what you need to show in order for an application to be favourably considered by the court. We will also highlight recent cases where it seems that joint lives orders may be the exception rather than the...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, paradigm family law, family, maintenance, financial, financial proceedings
