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Equal parental rights – where are we now?

1 February 2012 | Amanda Melton

I have recently written an article on parental rights, which was published on the Family Law website. Please click here to read it. The article looks at both the Government’s recent announcement that...

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Divorce amongst the over 60s is on the rise

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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Court rules that lottery winner must share windfall with ex-husband

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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New rules boost international recovery of family maintenance claims

23 June 2011 | Amanda Melton | 1 comment

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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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Family Law and the Court of Protection

3 November 2010 | Amanda Melton | 2 comments

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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The cost of being a grandparent rises to £120,000

19 October 2010 | James Odds

Research carried out by NSM Research on behalf of Yours magazine has concluded that the average cost of being a grandparent (over the first 18 years of their grandchild’s life) is £50,252.  If the...

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October tax return deadline looms

18 October 2010 | Shimon Shaw

Anyone sending in their 2009/10 Self Assessment return on paper has just a few days left to file their return by the 31 October paper-filing deadline. If you miss the deadline it could be costly, as...

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Changes to Pensions

14 October 2010 | Shimon Shaw

As we have reported previously the Government have been looking at restricting Pensions relief for some time now. The Treasury have just now issused the following press release, which we will consider...

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How to avoid divorce? Housework, possibly

2 June 2010 | Amanda Melton | 2 comments

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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A vindictive politician – surely not?

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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