“…And the Dish ran away with the Spoon” In a recently reported case, (now fully reported here) the wife in financial remedy proceedings may now lose thousands of pounds after what was described as a ‘wooden spoon incident’ involving the...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, paradigm family law, financial, financial proceedings, conduct
Annulment or Divorce? If you have reached the end, and don’t know which way to turn, you might be contemplating a divorce. But wait, is it a divorce you are looking for or can you obtain an annulment? Or should you go for an annulment instead of a divorce? There...Read MoreTags: marriage, wedding, financial proceedings, courtroom, annulment, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york
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: family, matrimonial, financial proceedings, courtroom, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york
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: family, financial, matrimonial, financial proceedings, financial remedy, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york
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: family, mediation, marriage, maintenance, funding, enforcement, financial, matrimonial, financial proceedings, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york
