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Cafcass have released new guidance designed to help welfare officers identify and assess cases which feature parental alienation. The guidance defines parental alienation as follows: When a child’s resistance or hostility towards one parent is not justified and is the result of psychological manipulation by the other parent. The guidance explains how Cafcass seeks to […]
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The Law Society have welcomed the government plans to reform the divorce process to remove the concept of fault. Many legal professionals feel current divorce law is out of date, particularly following the 2018 Owens v Owens case. The Ministry of Justice issued a consultation on its plans in September 2018. The consultation closed in […]
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Following on from our previous blog, the 7th January was dubbed as Divorce Day. “Divorce Day” is a term used by lawyers and law firms to typically describe the time of year when they receive a surge of new enquiries from couples about divorce. According to data analysed by divorce support service Amicable, more than […]
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As practising Family Solicitors looking at the trends over the years there appears to be a spike following summer vacation and the Christmas break. Looking further into this, it appears that troubled couples may see the holidays as a time to perhaps soothe relationships and address underlying issues by being away from their usual daily […]
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The supreme court ruling in the Owens case means parliament must return to the legal reform that was fumbled a generation ago. Divorce is contested in less than 1% of all cases, and even here a decree is normally quickly granted. In 2016 there were only 17 hearings where a couple went to court to […]
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These agreements seem to be on the rise and much like a pre-nuptial agreement – which takes place before the wedding – post-nuptials lay out how assets will be split on divorce. Gone are the days when married people agreed to split their assets 50:50. More and more are drawing up “post-nup” agreements, sometimes long […]
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When separating, you are likely to have to deal with a number of issues which could include property, debts, assets, child arrangements, or possibly child/spousal support. Out of fear and to protect his/her interests, your spouse may tend to mislead the Court by not quite telling the truth. Or maybe your spouse is exaggerating their […]
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You would hope that divorce ended all ties with your ex but the reality is that it does not. So imagine winning the lottery a year, two years or even 10 years after your divorce. Would this entitle your ex from making a claim on your winnings? The answer is yes it would. This was […]
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A Russian billionaire has been ordered to pay his estranged wife £453m in a divorce settlement at a British court. BBC news reports that the payment from the 61-year-old, a former oil and gas trader, to his ex-wife, 41, has been described as one of the biggest awards made by a UK court. Mr Justice […]
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Arrangements for children have historically been referred to as Custody or Residence for the primary carer and Visitation or Contact for the other parent. There was a shift in the law and this terminology was considered not to be in the best interests of the children and now the Courts will make what is known […]
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