The Spring Budget 2024 was announced on 6 March 2024. Whilst the Budget did not help to fill the public’s wallet as much as hoped, it nevertheless introduced changes about which family law practitioners, and separating families should be aware of*. *With a general election this year, these policies might
Adoption is the legal process by which an individual or a couple become the parents of a child. It has been a legal concept in England and Wales since the implementation of the 1926 Adoption Act although adoption can be traced right back to Roman times when male children were
Following the breakdown of a relationship, children will undoubtedly be affected by their ability to spend less time with each of their parents. A subsequent consequence in the breakdown of the family unit will be the impact on the child or children’s relationship with their wider paternal or maternal family.
Friday 16 February 2024 was a symbolic day in Greece. A landmark bill was passed by the Hellenic Parliament legalising same-sex marriage. Greece is the first Orthodox Christian country in the world to do so. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted in favour of the
Lucy Greenwood, lawyer and guest speaker joins host, Roy Saunders in a podcast for The International Business Structuring Association (IBSA) about the impact divorce can have on residential tax planning, and explores the rocky terrain of dividing marital assets, to include a scenario where companies form part of the marital
Summary When the UK left the EU, and new domestic legislation was needed to replace EU law, the UK government said in relation to divorce jurisdiction of England and Wales that it would follow, be the same as, the EU law. This was for very justifiable reasons of continuity and
Lawyer and Partner, Lucy Greenwood joins Founder and Managing Partner, Jo Palmer of The Trailing Spouse Co, in a podcast ‘Expat Divorce; the good, bad and ugly’ to discuss international family law rights arising from relationship breakdowns, be it planning for such an eventuality through pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreements, or
On 31 January 2024 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Potanin and Potanina [1]. For a summary of the background to the proceedings and an overview of the judgment please click here. The key dates in the proceedings are as follows: 8 October 2018: The wife
Wide support has been given by mediators, Family Mediation Council (FMC), solicitors and the family law community to the government’s response to consultation published last year “supporting early resolution of private family law arrangements”. It is to be welcomed that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has confirmed that it is
This is a very common but important question for international families as it can impact, amongst other things, a person’s ability to remarry, their inheritance rights or potential tax liabilities. How the English Court’s approach this question The approach to recognition of an overseas divorce depends on where and when
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