How do you feel today? The ONS has published a study it calls ‘Life in the UK 2015’ – a study of national well being. It says it provides a snapshot of life in the UK today, and uses 10 areas to measure the state of the nation including our health, how we use...Read MoreTags: survey, family law, paradigm family law, york, family, children, marriage
Your Questions Answered We wrote in our post “Unified Family Court?” here about changes to the Family Court and where family proceedings were going to be dealt with from the start of the year. The changes are being implemented, and the Court Service has...Read MoreTags: family, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york
Spend, Spend, Spend it? The recent death of Pools winner Viv Nicholson prompted us to consider how the family court deals with a windfall such as a lottery win in the context of a divorce. Whilst the chances of such a win happening in the first place are pretty slim,...Read MoreTags: family, marriage, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york
Our survey says…… The recent high profile decision in Wyatt v Vince (where the Supreme Court stated that only in cases where the court has already determined the financial claim or where the case is not legally recognised because the claimant has remarried...Read MoreTags: family, marriage, survey, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york
Don’t D-I-Y Divorce The recent case of Wyatt v Vince was a salutary tale for those contemplating divorce, and perhaps trying to save costs in the short term at the expense of long term liability. Where reports have been made of people taking to DIY dentistry, removing...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law
