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Expert commentary, case analysis, and practical guides on divorce, children's arrangements, financial remedy, and more.
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawWhen informal applications to extend a child maintenance order are valid
The High Court confirmed the extension of payments beyond the child’s eighteenth birthday to cover the period of their tertiary education. Facts: This appeal concerns the extension of the duration
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Child ArrangementsFCDO advice is a guideline, not a legal mandate
The High Court discharged orders prohibiting the family from taking children abroad and concluded that “clear boundaries have been overstepped”. Facts: This judgement concerns a family
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DivorceFinancial ArrangementsYou can’t hide marital assets to avoid leaving anything to your partner
The High Court has delivered a judgement in a high-stakes financial remedies case, grappling with the complex task of dividing a multi-million-pound fortune that a husband claimed had been devastated
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Family LawFinancial ArrangementsSham trusts may result in costs orders
In the latest of no fewer than three judgements in complex and high-value divorce proceedings, the High Court established that a created trust was a sham and awarded the wife a lump sum of
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Financial ArrangementsThe outcomes of private Financial Dispute Resolutions are strictly private
The High Court has provided a clear legal precedent confirming that the confidentiality of private Financial Dispute Resolution (pFDR) meetings is paramount and must be strictly protected. Facts: In
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DivorceFamily LawFinancial ArrangementsA valid pre-nuptial agreement requires full and frank disclosure
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has recently clarified the legal principles governing the validity of pre-nuptial agreements (PNAs), emphasising the critical role of full financial disclosure and the limits
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DivorceFinding of Transnational Marriage Abandonment is not merely semantic
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has recently provided crucial guidance on the handling of complex family cases, particularly those involving allegations of transnational marriage abandonment (TMA) and other
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawParental love, non-parentage, and the lives-with order
The High Court has delivered a pivotal judgement concerning the legal parentage and parental responsibility of a child conceived via international fertility treatment, underscoring the complexities
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawA baby’s birthplace is their habitual residence
The High Court dismissed a British mother’s application to have her child returned to her from Spanish care, ruling that it lacked jurisdiction while emphasising that the child’s habitual residence
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawBalancing sibling contact and placement in adoption decisions
The Court of Appeal (CoA) recently heard a case concerning a judge’s decision to make a placement for adoption order for a younger child, while declining to order direct sibling contact with his older
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DivorceWhat qualifies as matrimonial property during a divorce?
The Supreme Court has offered indispensable guidance on how substantial non-matrimonial wealth will be treated in ‘big money’ divorces. Background: The husband, now 72, was born in the UK and moved
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Child ArrangementsBeyond parental consent – a teen’s right to choose their gender
The High Court heard an application by the parents for a declaration that their 17-year-old child lacked the capacity to consent to gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Background: B
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