Divorce And Family Articles
The Supreme Court has this morning ruled in favour of two ex-wives who want their divorce settlements re-analysed on the basis that their husbands misled them about how much they were worth...
In a ruling hailed as game-changing, an ex-wife has been told by a judge that she cannot sue her former husband for another two years, following an “obsessive and unjustified” legal campaign she had conducted against him...
Currently there is no such thing as a ‘no fault divorce’ which means that when a marriage breaks down, the person who starts divorce proceedings has to decide which factor to issue those proceedings on. If they are not prepared to wait for a period of separation, then blame has to be laid at their partner’s door...
The number of couples applying for a divorce is expected to rise significantly in January, with Monday 4th January seeing a surge in people seeking advice from family solicitors...
Jo Edwards, the Chair of family law organisation Resolution has told MPs that the proposed steep rise in divorce fees would constitute a ‘tax on divorce’ and could not be justified in relation to the actual cost of proceedings...
Nick Robertson, the founder of online shopping company ASOS, is one of the UK’s richest men. When he and his wife split up she wanted £110 million of his fortune whereas he thought she should receive £30 million, claiming that both ‘non-matrimonial property’ and his ‘special contribution’ should be taken into account. ASOS was founded in 2000 and the couple married in 2004...
The process of getting divorced begins with a petition, the information detailed on the petition includes the names of the couple who wish to divorce, details about their children and the reason that the marriage has broken down. As part of the 2016 budget there will be an increase of 34% in the fees required to apply for the petition...
Changes introduced by the Children’s and Families Act 2014 have been in force since mid-April 2014. One such change has seen the introduction of compulsory attendance at a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) for couples who are looking to begin Court proceedings in relation to their children or their finances...
A woman who was falsely proposed to by her long-term partner has been awarded £300,000 in the profits from the £1 million home he has recently sold. The judge ruled that this was the price he was required to pay to her because he had denied her the type of financial security that a wife would be bestowed...
UK darts player Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor has divorced his wife of 26 years and now has to pay her half of his £3 million fortune...
