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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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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11 January 2011 | Michael Oberwarth
Further to my post last week, the Law Commission has today published its consultation paper on marital property agreements (pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and separation agreements.)
The Law Commission is...
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7 January 2011 | Michael Oberwarth
The Law Commission, the Government's legal reform adviser, is expected to announce the launch of its consultation on separation agreements between spouses and civil partners next week.
Pre-nuptial and...
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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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2 November 2010 | Carol Barraclough
Under current law, same sex couples cannot enter into a civil marriage and different sex couples cannot enter into civil partnership. However, Human Rights organisation OutRage are starting a challenge...
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