Ekaterina Parfenova, 42, beauty queen and actress and her husband Richard Fields, 59, an international lawyer based in Miami married in 2002 and have two… Read More »Judge urges couple to stop ‘boxing match’ divorce proceedings and settle their differences as legal costs have soared to £1million
What is Universal Credit? Universal Credit was introduced by the government in 2012 and has already been introduced in many areas. Universal Credit is a… Read More »Does Child or Spousal Maintenance affect Universal Credit?
When couples divorce, businesses and properties (regardless of whose name they are in) form part of the assets to be shared and are a central… Read More »Curran v Collins [2015] – woman unable to establish beneficial interest in her former partner’s properties or business after 33 year relationship.
There are many grandparents, who for a variety of reasons, are stopped from seeing their grandchildren and the effect of this can be devastating. Earlier… Read More »Growing number of grandparents are seeking help and advice after being denied access to their grandchildren
A Barder event is a principle that was established in the case of Barder v Barder (Calouri intervening) [1987]. This principle, means that in certain… Read More »Wife’s successful appeal for variation of financial order on the basis that husband’s inheritance was a ‘Barder’ event.
The main issue in this case was over the nature of the parents’ agreement when the child was conceived. The mother stated that they had… Read More »Baby girl should be removed from her mother and live with her father and his boyfriend – Ms Justice Russell rules.
A pension earmarking order provides an ex-spouse with a fixed percentage of the pension income. According to Old Mutual Wealth, a large financial services company,… Read More »Pension reforms may have unintended consequences for divorcees
Prudential insurers undertake a study which tracks future plans and aspirations of people planning to retire in the next 12 months every year and the… Read More »Research shows divorce can reduce retirement income
In the recent case of Re H-B (Contact) [2015] Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division heard an appeal in a case in… Read More »Mother of teenage girls opposing spending time with father should do more to encourage contact– President of the Family Division reminds parents of their obligations.
Italy has significantly reduced the time it will take to get a divorce to 6 months from 3 years. The Italian Prime Minister tweeted last… Read More »Italian parliament passes law which to make divorce quicker and easier.