The importance of finalising agreements A Family Court case has demonstrated the importance of couples legally finalising financial agreements reached between them on separation or divorce. In the case, the couple agreed on a division of their assets in 2012, but the agreement was never legally finalised,...
Mediation is used by many separating couples as a means of resolving disputes over arrangements for children or finances. To assist the process of mediation the couples are encouraged to speak freely and, in particular, to put forward proposals aimed at settling the dispute. But this...
Wife does not have to pay rent Occupation of the former matrimonial home....
Concerns about biased judges are often raised in family law. It may, for example, be a concern that a judge dealing with a financial remedy claim on divorce is biased in favour of husbands or wives, or that a judge dealing with a children case...
Representing yourself at court? Is it wise to draft your own statement? Since legal aid has been limitedly available since 2013, many people are representing themselves at court. The only benefit for people representing themselves is that they save on legal fees. There are many potential pitfalls for...
The latest annual statistics for divorces in England and Wales, for 2019, have been published by the Office for National Statistics (‘ONS’), and they provide some interesting reading. Largest increase since 1972 The headline finding from the statistics was that there were 107,599 opposite-sex divorces in 2019,...