A court order will usually require people to act in a particular way, perhaps to pay someone a lump sum of money, or to sign paperwork, or to deliver a child to a particular meeting point. If a penal notice is attached to that order, or a particular paragraph of the order, it will include…
Seven useful practical tips for getting through the divorce process and for dealing with your solicitor. Divorce generates paperwork. Much more that you would imagine. To make life easier, bulk buy yourself files, dividers, a filing cabinet, whatever you need to control the paper during the process; Divorce also generates electronic mail. If you don’t…
In central Milton Keynes, the flags are flying, telling us that we are hosting an event that is #toobigtomiss: the Rugby World Cup 2015. Undoubtedly rugby fans young and old will be flocking to the MK Dons 30,000 seater stadium this time next year to enjoy some international rugby. International travel and holidays can become…
Hemmingway said that “.. wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” This same sentiment is applicable to the concept of spousal maintenance. Spousal maintenance may be claimed by a spouse many years after the end of a marriage, if the financial claims that…
The issue of how to deal with a business and business valuation on divorce is dealt with in a newly published High Court case of SK v TK*. The husband had establish a very successful business during the marriage, of which he was a majority shareholder. He tried to argue that an equal division of…
Should privacy or transparency have priority in the family court? The President of the family courts launched a consultation paper last week asking for responses on the role of the media in reporting family cases. As part of his report, he explained, for the benefit of the media, how to interpret family law case numbers,…
If you and your child’s other parent are unable to agree on your respective holiday plans for your child, a judge may have to decide whether you will be given permission to take your child on holiday to the destination of your choice. Whether you are likely to be given permission may pivot on whether…
If you consider spousal maintenance as a salary for a former spouse, you can appreciate that, just as you can have a zero hours contract or a fixed term contract or many other different types of legal arrangements in place with your employer, so the terms upon which a former spouse receives spousal maintenance will…
Whilst the usual scenario is that each spouse meets their own legal costs, it is possible to seek a financial contribution from your husband or wife towards fees. Part 1: the divorce costs The court may order a Respondent to pay the costs of a Petitioner, but these costs will be limited to the costs…
1. That you might not have sufficient grounds to divorce There is only one ground for divorce – that there has been an irretrievable breakdown in the relationship. This is proven with a fact, and there are five facts available to choose from: unreasonable behaviour; adultery; 2 years of separation with consent; 5 years of…
