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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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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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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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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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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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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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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