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: divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, children, marriage, inheritance, postnuptial, settlement, trust
‘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: financial proceedings, divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, marriage
A guest post by Valerie Albarda Your wedding day has come and gone. It may have been decades since you spoke the words that bonded you in holy matrimony or perhaps it was just a few years ago. Through it all, you maintained that the love would last, the bond would...Read MoreTags: family, separated, civil partnership, marriage, financial, matrimonial, york, divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law
In this post, Head of International Family Law at Paradigm Family Law, Frank Arndt discusses jurisdictional issues – a topic that is generating a great deal of interest at the moment: I recently wrote a post about Art 15 BIIR and the importance of...Read MoreTags: fixed fee, divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, children, contact, international, jurisdiction
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: divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, marriage, maintenance, inheritance, matrimonial