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
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.