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.
From 8th April 2015, parental leave is available to couples in the UK expecting a child through surrogacy. Reforms under the Children and Families Act… Read More »Parental leave extended to surrogacy parents
Baroness Hale of Richmond, the deputy president of the Supreme Court, has said that divorce laws in England and Wales should remove the need for… Read More »Baroness Hale calls for ‘no-blame divorce’
A recent study has shown that more than half under-35s would consider getting a pre-nuptial agreement drawn up before they get married. Despite once being… Read More »More than half of under-35s getting married consider a pre-nuptial agreement
In the recent case of Hopkins v Hopkins [2015] EWHC 812 (Fam) the High Court of Justice considered Mrs Hopkin’s application for financial provision on… Read More »Wife’s application for financial provision despite the existence of a Post-Nuptial Agreement which she claimed was ‘vitiated by duress’ rejected.
Pension changes are just around the corner. Under previous rules, most people retiring have often bought an annuity, which provides an income for life. However,… Read More »Pension changes 2015 – what you need to know
The recent case of V (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 274 was an appeal by a father following a fact-finding hearing in private law children… Read More »Successful appeal by Father as Judge did not properly explain the reasons for his decision