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Separation & Divorce

Reform of s25 criteria for a divorce financial settlement: after 50 years it’s time for the Law Commission to propose a new law

Prof David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb 6 August 2021

The statutory criteria to decide what is a fair financial settlement on divorce comes from the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, now almost 50 years old. In reality it derives from judge made law. This has the benefit of being responsive and able to change. It has the disadvantage that there

Pets & Divorce: Who keeps the Dog?

Michael Allum 9 July 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic has seen a boom in the number of couples welcoming new pets into their homes. According to the Pet Food Manufactures Association, an estimated 3.2 million UK households have acquired a pet since the start of the pandemic. However, in instances where a relationship breaks down and

Will future earnings ever be shared after divorce?

Lucy Greenwood 18 May 2021

Almost all clients want their finances to be resolved without ongoing financial connections so they can each go their separate ways without continuing financial ties i.e., they want to have a ‘clean break’. However, in most cases when marital assets are shared but the financially weaker spouse also needs additional

How a ‘Start-Up’ might ‘End-Up’ Upon Divorce in England

Lucy Greenwood 11 February 2021

The last thing an entrepreneur has is time! Therefore, if an issue as personally and emotionally exhausting as family breakdown should arise the potential for it to cause a harmful distraction from work needs to be managed carefully. Part I of this article explains the sorts of scenarios where entrepreneurs

Welcome back to our much loved Sole Domicile

Prof David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb 4 February 2021

One of the features of the new family law landscape on the UK leaving the EU is the re-emergence of sole domicile, a jurisdictional connecting feature in English law over many decades. It is now a primary basis for divorce as it was until the end of February 2001 when

Top Ten Myths in International Family Law

Prof David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb 11 December 2020

There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about international family law issues. Here are our top 10: I have to divorce in the country where I was married If my child’s other parent refuses to allow me to relocate abroad with the children, there is nothing I can do?

The UK and the EU co-working for the benefit of the family law community: A New Hope?

Prof David Hodson OBE KC(Hons) MCIArb 13 July 2020

David Hodson OBE MCIArb explores areas where, post Brexit and with the differences behind them of continued membership, the UK and the EU should work together collaboratively for the benefit of international families and to further International family Law. This is a work in progress and has been shared with

Legal Relationship Advice: ‘Knowledge is Power’

Lucy Greenwood 5 June 2020

Partner Lucy Greenwood offers practical advice and guidance in this article, for those looking for legal relationship advice as we ease out of lockdown. Coming out of lockdown for those who are lonely in their relationships As the lockdown measures gradually ease, we all are transitioning into a new ‘normal’

Financial provision after foreign divorce: is it time to reform the leave/permission procedure?

Michael Allum 30 April 2020

iFLG partner Michael Allum reviews the English family court’s power to make financial orders following foreign divorces (Part III) and asks whether it is time for the leave/permission filter mechanism to be reformed. Summary Fresh proceedings for financial claims after a divorce has already taken place in another country are

Couples to be able to ‘Tie the Knot’ over Zoom

Michael Allum 20 April 2020

That is to be the position in New York after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on 18 April 2020 that he had signed an Executive Order allowing New Yorkers to obtain marriage licences remotely and authorising clerks to perform ceremonies via video conference. Similar measures have also been introduced in Colorado

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