News & Articles
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Divorce Day: New Year, New Beginnings?
The media have coined the term “Divorce Day”. This is the first Monday in January and this year falls on Monday 6 January 2025. “Divorce Day” is considered to be the…
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Have Divorce Costs Lost Touch With Reality?
It is well known that legal costs in divorce cases can easily escalate out of control, especially where proceedings continue over many months or even years. The recent divorce case of…
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UK Nuptial Agreements Sense-Check: Will Someone Be Left in “Real Need”?
The meaning of “real need”, as interpreted by English courts in post-Radmacher divorce cases, is analysed by Joanna Blakelock and Kate Pooler, a partner and an associate solicitor at Edwards Family…
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Can I Insist My Ex-Spouse Pays Private School Fees?
One of the most contentious issues in high net worth (HNW) divorce cases is the continuing payment of school fees. Often this is because when a couple divorces, the income of…
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Schedule 1 to The Children Act 1989: What is it all about?
In a social climate which sees fewer and fewer couples deciding to get married, or enter into civil partnerships, the subsequent separation of cohabiting parties is causing increasing difficulty in circumstances…
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How cryptoassets are treated in financial remedy proceedings and settlements on divorce
According to the UK’s society magazine, Tatler, cryptocurrencies have been dubbed the new ‘Cayman Islands bank account’ for high-net worth (HNW) individuals attempting to hide their assets in divorce proceedings. The…
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Everything You Need To Know About No-Fault Divorce In England And Wales
At a date to be as yet confirmed (likely to be 6 April 2022), divorce law in England and Wales will catch up with most other common law jurisdictions by saying…
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Common law marriages or partnerships: the need to burst the misconception bubble
Many people believe that unmarried couples who live together (known as cohabitees) enjoy the same legal rights and protections as those that are married, but they are mistaken. There is no…
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Not worth the paper it is written on… SC v TC and the risks of one sided nuptial agreements’
Whilst the Supreme Court decision in Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 held that weight should be given to a nuptial agreement it does not follow that such agreements will always be upheld by the court. This…
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Can Privacy Stay Protected While Greater Transparency is Achieved?
The Family Court In England and Wales has come under fire for being a “desert island” in the justice system, shrouded in secrecy and making its decisions behind closed doors. In…
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Schedule 1 to The Children Act 1989: What is it all about?
In a social climate which sees fewer and fewer couples deciding to get married, or enter into civil partnerships, the subsequent separation of cohabiting parties is causing increasing difficulty in circumstances…