Can you keep it in the family? At Paradigm Family Law we have seen a rise in the number of enquiries by family members wanting to set up trusts in order to make provision for their loved ones. They are hoping to ensure that they can keep the money in the family if...Read MoreTags: paradigm family law, divorce, family law, legal advice, york, family, children, marriage, inheritance, postnuptial, settlement, trust
What’s the recipe for success? In his recent decision in JL v SL (no.2) [2014] EWHC 360 Fam, Mostyn J sets out the considerations that apply when dividing assets that are matrimonial or non matrimonial. Here, the wife had challenged the first instance decision...Read MoreTags: family, marriage, maintenance, inheritance, matrimonial, york, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law
Death – the ultimate clean break? As matrimonial lawyers we often talk of clean break settlements. Many people use the term, but do they understand what it means in the context of the death of their spouse or civil partner? Not everyone is perhaps aware that...Read MoreTags: cohabitation, divorce, family law, fixed fee, paradigm family law, york, civil partnership, marriage, maintenance, financial, inheritance