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: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, mediation, marriage, maintenance, funding, enforcement, financial, matrimonial, financial proceedings
I declare you ‘Husband and Wife’ In the recently reported case of N v D [2015] EWFC 28, the Court had to consider the validity of a foreign marriage ceremony which took place in Nigeria on an application by the wife (N) for a declaration of marital status...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, paradigm family law, york, family, children, marriage, international, wedding, matrimonial, private, declaration
A wind-up? The judgment in Wyatt v Vince just goes to show the importance of dismissing financial claims on divorce – the so called ‘clean break’ order – however large or small those claims might be at the time of the divorce itself. In that...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, separated, marriage
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: trust, divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, children, marriage, inheritance, postnuptial, settlement
‘For richer, for poorer…’ The recent case of MAP v MFP [2015] EWHC 627 is the latest in a line of cases where ‘add back’ has been considered by the Court, in circumstances where the applicant wife sought to accuse the husband of profligate...Read MoreTags: family, divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, marriage, financial proceedings