With the Christmas holidays fast approaching, parents may well be looking at a winter break with their children. Others may well be looking at the year ahead and have an eye on a potential Easter or Summer holiday break for 2025. For separated parents however, the risk of conflict is
Following on from my previous articles below about the Pilot for Transparency and Court Reporting in Family law matters:; see below, there have been 2 further significant developments. The Transparency Pilot – A Relaxation of Rights to Privacy in Family Proceedings February 2023 and The Family Court’s Transparency Pilot Scheme:
Executive summary There can be real loss and prejudice in some divorce cases if the final divorce order, previously the decree absolute, is granted before the final financial settlement and its implementation in circumstances when the paying party then dies. Automatic entitlement to pensions, the primary circumstance, but also insurance
In mid-2023 a multi-disciplinary working-party was established by Resolution to consider the relationship between domestic abuse and the division of finances on separation and how domestic abuse is addressed in financial proceedings. A comprehensive survey was opened to family law professionals and it received a huge 526 full responses. This
Family solicitors talk about mediation at different stages during the life of a case. This topic might be approached initially when the client contacts a firm first and is unsure as to how resolve their issues. Mediation can also be considered later in the process if this is suitable. In
The International Family Law Group LLP represented the Ukrainian mother in the reported case of AOX and LSX at the Fact-Finding Hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice on 16-18 July 2024. The case was heard before Simon Colton KC, sitting as a deputy High Court Judge. His judgment has
On 23 May 2024, the Court of Appeal delivered Judgment in the case of Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567, unanimously allowing the husband’s appeal from Mr Justice Moor sitting in the Family Division of the High Court. In 2017 the husband had transferred £77 million (which included
How long have you been involved with Resolution? My involvement with Resolution goes back nearly two decades. What committees do you sit on? The National Committee since election in May 2024. Why did you get involved with Resolution? Resolution’s values are incredibly close to my heart and central to how
When is conduct relevant? Section 25(2)(g) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 states that for conduct to be taken into account in financial remedy proceedings it needs to be conduct that would, in the opinion of the Court, be inequitable to disregard. What does this mean? Section 4.4 of the
Partner Michael Allum & Nicholas Allen KC of 29 Bedford Row appeared on this month’s edition of the Resolution podcast to discuss financial claims which can be brought for the benefit of children under Schedule 1 Children Act 1989. Nick & Michael discuss how claims under Schedule 1 differ from
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