Business assets in divorce
The resolution of financial matters between divorcing spouses regularly includes not only conventional family assets such as the house, savings and pensions but business assets. Businesses may be...
View ArticleCompany assets in divorce – an update
Company assets in divorce In June, the Supreme Court handed down their judgment in the case of Petrodel -v- Prest. It was a decision that could have had a considerable impact on family law and so was...
View ArticleDivorce Procedure- what happens if my husband/wife ignores the Divorce Petition?
Occasionally, a spouse in receipt of a divorce application decides to bury their head in the sand and ignore it. That can be most frustrating for the Petitioner and only serves to increase the costs of...
View ArticleVince (the Husband) v Wyatt (the Wife) – can a claim be brought for financial...
This case made the headlines recently when the Supreme Court overruled a lower Court’s decision to strike out the wife’s claim which has been brought almost 20 years after the conclusion of divorce...
View ArticleBusiness assets in divorce
The resolution of financial matters between divorcing spouses regularly includes not only conventional family assets such as the house, savings and pensions but business assets. Businesses may be...
View ArticleCompany assets in divorce – an update
Company assets in divorce In June, the Supreme Court handed down their judgment in the case of Petrodel -v- Prest. It was a decision that could have had a considerable impact on family law and so was...
View ArticleDivorce Procedure- what happens if my husband/wife ignores the Divorce Petition?
Occasionally, a spouse in receipt of a divorce application decides to bury their head in the sand and ignore it. That can be most frustrating for the Petitioner and only serves to increase the costs of...
View ArticleVince (the Husband) v Wyatt (the Wife) – can a claim be brought for financial...
This case made the headlines recently when the Supreme Court overruled a lower Court’s decision to strike out the wife’s claim which has been brought almost 20 years after the conclusion of divorce...
View ArticleIt’s Nobody’s Fault
Justice Secretary David Gauke has this week announced reforms in Divorce Law in a bid to minimise family conflict, allowing parents to focus on their children and spouses to move on. At present,...
View ArticleWhat is a Nuptial Agreement?
The term nuptial agreement applies to separation, post and pre-nuptial agreements that are made between couples who are or who intend to be married or have a civil partnership. The main difference...
View ArticleWhat is this thing called “Parental Responsibility”?
Parental Responsibility was introduced by the Children Act 1989 and it emphasizes the importance of responsibility for children, rather than rights over children. It is defined in section 3(1) of the...
View ArticleSOME TIPS WHEN GOING THROUGH DIVORCE
It is natural that where a marriage has broken down, there is usually at least one party feeling angry, sad, disappointed, or a mixture of all of those things. It is therefore easy for a divorce to...
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