Family legal advice news
Practice group: Family law services
28-07-10
Ruling could prompt tackling of 'divorce tourism'
A court ruling could go some way to redressing London's reputation as the "divorce capital of the world", following the high-profile split...
26-07-10
Internet entrepreneur given £7 million divorce payout order
An entrepreneur who made his fortune through a health information website has been ordered to give £7 million to his ex-wife. Robert...
19-07-10
Shared parenting bill put before House of Commons
New legislation that would give shared parenting rights following a divorce has been put forward by Brian Binley, Conservative MP for...
13-07-10
Man receives freezing order for unpaid maintenance
A man in north-west England is among the first to have been targeted by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission after he was found...
09-07-10
Family courts 'need to be more open'
More needs to be done to open up family courts across England and Wales, Lord Justice Munby has emphasised. Speaking at the Hershman-Levy...
08-07-10
Family Justice Review Panel established
A Family Justice Review Panel has been appointed in order to review the legal system and put forward any recommendations on how it can be...
08-07-10
Foreign Divorce Not Valid
An Egyptian man who obtained a unilateral divorce ('talaq') in Egypt from his British-domiciled wife found that the validity of the divorce...
07-07-10
Ex-Wife Benefits from Family Trust
When a couple divorce and financial arrangements have to be sorted out, there are occasions when the court may decide that assets not owned...
02-07-10
Number of cohabiting couples set to rise
The UK is likely to see a considerable rise in the number of cohabiting couples over the course of the next few years, figures from the...
29-06-10
£5m divorce payment contested for being 'simply not enough'
The former wife of oil and gas tycoon Gareth Jones is to contest her £5 million divorce payout over claims that it is "simply not enough"....
25-06-10
Married population expected to fall
The married population throughout England and Wales is likely to fall by seven per cent over the course of the next few decades, the Office...
21-06-10
Family law reforms to give rights to grandparents
Grandparents could soon be given more legal rights under plans to change family law by the coalition government. Deputy Prime Minister Nick...
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