Thursday February 24, 2011 at 10:00am
“A man left disabled after a road crash could be forced to sell his home after a judge ordered him to hand more than half his compensation payout to his ex-wife.”
This intro from a story in the Daily Mail last week is the type of thing that makes me angry. Not the fault of the Mail (on this occasion!) but more the original decision of a judge which sends the wrong message and puts family law in a bad light. Divorce and
divorce lawyers don’t need any help, generally speaking, ....
Tuesday February 22, 2011 at 1:40pm
Egypt has hardly been out of the news in the UK for the past few weeks. The country steeped in history is rarely front and centre on the six or ten o’clock news but we have been treated repeatedly to scenes of huge crowds in the centre of Cairo. At first they were calling for disliked president Hosni Mubarak to go. Now, they are congregating to celebrate him going.
I always find it fascinating to watch these historic events unfolding abroad. And I never cease to be amazed how they al....
Thursday February 17, 2011 at 10:00am
As almost any
family law specialist will tell you, agreeing – and getting parents to stick to – maintenance payments for any children is one of the areas most fraught with difficulties. Just the mention of it causes emotions to run high on both sides. For the parent with whom any children will reside, they are keen to ensure the absent party pays their fair share of support costs (at least). For the absent parent, often the father, they have to make sure the arrangement is within the....
Tuesday February 15, 2011 at 10:00am
Marriage Week UK ended on Valentine’s Day. I understand this was deliberate and simply a quirk of the calendar with the most romantic day of the year falling on a Monday. Slightly ironic though. Would it not have been better to start Marriage Week on February 14?!
The week celebrates commitment and the importance of marriage. The notion should be applauded. It is perhaps though unfortunate that the event, apparently running since 1997, is not more high profile so as to have a ....
Thursday February 10, 2011 at 10:00am
There has been a fair bit of chatter in the last week about the rights of unmarried couples. If you want to catch up on what’s been said on the issue, try checking out this BBC round-up.
It all kicked off (again) when Sir Nicholas Wall, President of the Family Division of the High Court – effectively the highest ranking family law judge in the country – said estranged partners should have claim on property and assets accumulated during a partnership even if they are not marri....
Tuesday February 8, 2011 at 10:00am
I find myself in the difficult position of being positive about a piece of coverage in the news about Katie Price and Alex Reid’s divorce. Well, perhaps it’s not so much the coverage. As I may have hinted at in the past, I would be quite happy if the glamour model formerly known as Jordan was never pictured in the paper again, either with our without one of her estranged partners. It was more the message that came through from a clutch of stories last week that I thought highligh....
Thursday February 3, 2011 at 10:00am
As
family law specialists, we would always advise clients involved in divorce proceedings to keep a level head, look for a fair settlement and to secure a Clean Break Order to draw a line under the settlement once and for all. In short, be sensible, fair and final.
If an individual really does not agree with a settlement, there are routes available to challenge it, but this can be costly and draw out a painful process even longer. However, there are cases where this appears to be the only ....
Tuesday February 1, 2011 at 10:00am
People do seem to be getting up-tight about litigants in person all of a sudden.
A litigant in person is an individual not represented in court by a solicitor or barrister. In effect, they represent themselves, though they may often be advised by a third party, like a McKenzie friend to help them prepare and lead them through the proceedings. This route can also be used alongside the services of a solicitor.
The prediction is that more and more people will be representing themselves in c....