Research has shown that Facebook has been cited in a third of all divorce cases and is increasingly relied upon as proof of inappropriate behaviour.… Read More »Facebook is now cited in a third of all divorce cases and often used to discredit parents in Children Act proceedings – think twice before you post online
The UK inflation rate (the official CPI measure) has officially dropped below zero for the first time since 1960. This might make things a bit… Read More »How Below Zero Inflation May Affect Divorce Maintenance
Divorce is regarded as one of the most stressful times in life and a new study has revealed the extent to which divorce has adverse… Read More »Stress Of Divorce Raises Heart Health Risks For Women
The report, entitled ‘Women’s experience of financial abuse and potential implications for Universal Credit’ reveals the reality of the lives of many women who are… Read More »Report by Trades Union Congress and Women’s aid reveals the devastating impact of financial abuse
In May 2013, the Court of Appeal allowed Mr Vince’s appeal against the dismissal of his application to strike out his former wife Ms Wyatt’s… Read More »Supreme Court allows former wife’s appeal in Wyatt v Vince [2015] nearly 20 years after divorce
The Government legal advisers suggested that those who refuse to pay the financial settlements they owe their former partner should be banned from driving, travelling… Read More »Refusing to pay under a financial settlement should result in being banned from driving, travelling abroad and court-enforced curfews – says Law Commission
In the recent case of Re R (A Child – Relocation) [2015] the mother applied to relocate the child to Hong Kong and this application… Read More »Mother’s application to relocate the child to Hong Kong refused.
The Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Waiting Period) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/159) came into effect on 2nd March 2015. These latest measures have been put… Read More »Notice period for marriages and civil partnerships extended in order to ‘prevent sham marriages’
Practice Direction 27 of the Family Procedure Rules states that unless the court has directed otherwise, parties can submit a bundle of no more than… Read More »Senior judge has said excess bundles will be destroyed without notice if they fail to comply with the practice direction.
The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from the ex-wife of a racehorse surgeon, as she sought to challenge a decision which would significantly… Read More »Court of Appeal Judge tells ex-wife she should ‘get a job’ and ‘get on with it’ in maintenance dispute