Christmas is often described as the most wonderful time of the year. For children, it’s a season filled with excitement, familiar traditions, and moments that become lifelong memories. But when parents live separately, the festive period can also bring uncertainty,...Read MoreTags: co-parenting at Christmas, mediation for separated parents, parenting plans, family law England and Wales, children and contact, holiday contact arrangements, paradigm family law, shared care, WhatWouldAJudgeSay, child arrangements order, Christmas child contact arrangements, Christmas child arrangements
The latest Budget announcement introduces a new council tax surcharge on homes valued at £2 million or more from April 2028. It’s already been labelled a “mansion tax”, but the truth is that far more ordinary families will be caught by it than the name suggests —...Read MoreTags: high net worth divorce, asset division, mansion tax, council tax surcharge, London property prices, housing on divorce, prenups, postnups, divorce strategy, paradigm family law, financial remedy, spousal maintenance, child arrangements, divorce finances, property division
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget introduced a wide range of tax, benefit and cost-of-living measures that could have a direct impact on families going through divorce or separation. Whether you’re negotiating a financial settlement, discussing child...Read MoreTags: family law UK, 2025 Budget, tax changes UK, benefits reform, energy bills, ISA limits, settlement negotiations, cost of living, housing and divorce, paradigm family law, financial remedy, child maintenance, spousal maintenance, divorce finances, pension sharing
The Case That Tested the Limits of Protection When international custody disputes overlap with asylum claims, the law faces an impossible question: should a child be returned to their home country — or protected from it? In M v F (Art 13 Thresholds Not Met) [2025]...Read MoreTags: International Family Law, Fixed Fee Family Law, Asylum and Family Law, Brazil Custody Case, Family Court England, UK Family Law Updates, 1996 Hague Convention, Legal Clarity, High Court Family Division, paradigm family law, frank arndt, parental responsibility, child abduction, Hague Convention, cross-border divorce
The Ultimate Gamble In moments of crisis, people often make decisions that feel right emotionally — but prove devastating legally. In FO v PN [2025] EWFC 327 (B) (09 May 2025), decided by His Honour Judge Edward Hess on 9 May 2025, a husband made what he thought was a...Read MoreTags: divorce advice, marriage breakdown, asset protection, Fixed Fee Family Law, Paradigm, Divorce Financial Agreements, Prenuptial Agreements, Postnuptial Agreements, Judge Edward Hess, Justice Moor, family law, Divorce Legal Strategy, paradigm family law, Legal Insight, financial remedy, Court Rulings, WhatWouldAJudgeSay.com, Divorce Case Study, cross-border divorce, Financial Clarity, high net worth divorce, Legal Costs in Divorce
