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Key considerations in relation to Prenuptial Agreements

Prenuptial agreements, once perceived as a measure reserved for the wealthy, have gained popularity with many couples as a practical step in marriage planning. These agreements can provide a clear…

Strengthen Your Relationship: Cohabitation Agreements

Relationships are much more fluid than they used to be, with couples choosing to live together before marriage or without plans to marry. This change in relationship dynamic has made…

99% of fathers want better paternity rights

A survey of 7,763 fathers and other parents entitled to paternity leave by the maternity rights charity, “Pregnant then Screwed” has revealed that eight out of ten fathers do not…

Covid-19 Vaccination for Children: Parental Disputes

Despite the success of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the UK and the clear evidence that it has prevented thousands of adults becoming seriously ill with Covid-19, some adults still…

Business Valuation in Divorce

People often find that one of the most difficult aspect of going their separate ways is deciding how best to divide the marital assets and finances. Dividing one pot into…

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (No Fault Divorce)

Separation is never easy and relationships can often turn acrimonious very quickly with each party attempting to blame each other. On the 6th of April 2022, divorce laws in England…

Dementia Action Week: Cure the care system (17 – 23 May 2021)

Dementia Action Week (17 – 23 May), hosted by Alzheimer’s Society, is urging Government to fix the broken care system and provide support and care needed and deserved by people with dementia…

Publication of the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill

The Government published its draft Domestic Abuse Bill on 21st January 2019. The Bill will prohibit a domestic abuser from cross-examining their former victim in Family Courts. The proposed legal…

Common Law Marriage

Almost half of the people in England and Wales believe that Common law marriage exists The British Social Attitudes Survey carried out by The National Centre for Social Research has…

Should the current system of fault-based Divorce be abolished?

In July 2018, the Supreme Court in the case of Owens v Owens [2018] UKSC 41, ordered a wife to remain married to her husband of 40 years after he…

Interim maintenance – pound for pound orders

In the case of LKH v TQA AL Z [2018] EWHC 2436 (Fam) in July 2018, the court granted an injunction preventing a husband from paying any further monies to…

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Key considerations in relation to Prenuptial Agreements

Strengthen Your Relationship: Cohabitation Agreements

99% of fathers want better paternity rights

Covid-19 Vaccination for Children: Parental Disputes

Business Valuation in Divorce

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (No Fault Divorce)

Dementia Action Week: Cure the care system (17 – 23 May 2021)

Publication of the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill

Common Law Marriage

Should the current system of fault-based Divorce be abolished?

Interim maintenance – pound for pound orders