When you marry someone, the financial rules between you change. There is a set of laws, put into place by parliament, which set out what should happen to your assets if your marriage ends. It is not the case that…
What happens if you have agreed to a spousal maintenance order, and a decade or two later, life has moved on for both of you, the children have left home, but you are still paying a joint lives order? Does…
When your family law matter finally reaches court, your case will be heard by one (or more) judges. The type of judge you encounter will depend on the court where your case is being heard. Standard family cases are heard in the County Court or…
Funding a divorce can be very difficult, especially for those whose spouses control all, or the majority, of the family wealth. It can be very frustrating when a spouse effectively cuts off a client from family funds and leaves them…
In the recent case of K v K*, a Husband and Wife proceeded through the usual steps of a financial application, and at final hearing an outcome was imposed on both parties by the judge. It subsequently transpired that Decree…
The High Court recently dealt with a non-paying husband and father, imposing a suspended sentence of 14 days of imprisonment, after he refused to pay the amount he had previously agreed to pay in child maintenance and towards legal fees.…
There is an element of “crystal ball gazing” when determining any spousal maintenance order. A court may have to decide upon a person’s likely future earning capacity, and estimate the income needs of two parties. The Court of Appeal however…
UNSETTLING SETTLEMENTS: SETTING ASIDE CONSENT ORDERS ON THE GROUND OF MATERIAL NON-DISCLOSURE A Guest Blog by Julia Townend, barrister at 4 Paper Buildings. Litigants in financial remedies proceedings often face a difficult conundrum: To settle outside of court or at…
We would like to tackle five common myths about spousal maintenance for you: My spousal maintenance payments are fixed for life Spousal maintenance is variable. Either party can apply to the court to vary the amount that is to be paid…
If you are considering starting proceedings in the family court, you will need to know what the fees will be. We have compiled a list of the fees for the more common types of court proceedings. Please note this post has…