12 December 2011 | Amanda Melton
There has been a lot of newspaper coverage recently on the issue of divorce - or “silver separations” as they've been dubbed - amongst couples in their 60s.
Whilst the number of divorces in the UK...
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17 October 2011 | Amanda Melton
Nicholas Mostyn has handed down judgment in what is believed to be the first divorce case involving the distribution of a National Lottery windfall.
The couple had been married for over 25 years...
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23 June 2011 | Amanda Melton |
The European Commission has confirmed that the new EU-wide rules on maintenance became effective on 18 June 2011.
The new rules set up an EU-wide system for facilitating the recovery of maintenance...
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28 February 2011 | Amanda Melton
The Government has announced that all couples involved in contentious divorces will have to participate in mediation before going to court.
This new requirement, which has been added to the Family Procedure...
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14 January 2011 | Amanda Melton |
The Government has launched a consultation on reforming child maintenance.
Under the proposals, separating parents will have to take more responsibility for the welfare of their children and pay for...
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3 November 2010 | Amanda Melton |
This group met last night at Westminster to discuss "What is marriage? What should it be?" . It's chaired by the controversial MP John Hemming, and last night had two top quality speakers - the newly...
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20 October 2010 | Amanda Melton
The Supreme Court has today ruled on the Appeal by Mr Granatino against the Court of Appeal’s decision to substantially bind him to a Prenuptial Agreement prepared prior to his marriage to Katrin Radmacher.
The...
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19 October 2010 | Carol Barraclough
In the summer of this year, the Family Justice Review Panel opened the door for a consultation from children, families and professionals to consider how the family system could work better in the future.
Whilst...
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2 June 2010 | Amanda Melton |
For those of us marrieds who, instinctively, have always relished our share of the household chores as essential to a happy home, statistical support appeared recently to hand. Dr Wendy Sigle-Rushton...
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12 March 2010 | Amanda Melton
The Times reported (March 4, 2010) that the office of President of the Family Division, the head of the family justice system, due to fall vacant in a month's time, has yet to be filled by the relevant...
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