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State pensions and divorce: An update

11th February 2016

Over the course of the last few years a number of changes have been made to the law on pensions. This week, the Department of Work and Pensions published new information regarding the new arrangements for State Pensions sharing which will be introduced on 6 April 2016. The report is aimed at legal and financial advisors, as well as the... Read More

Alternative dispute resolution: collaborative law

10th February 2016

Collaborative law involves the parties both instructing lawyers and avoiding court by trying to reach an agreement through meetings with each other and their lawyers. All meetings between the parties are carried out face to face with the lawyers present. This approach is designed to encourage the parties to work together, discuss the issues, and... Read More

No such thing as a 'common law spouse'

9th February 2016

The London County Central Court, is currently hearing the case of Joy Williams, who has launched legal action after her partner’s share of their property passed to his estranged wife. The matter serves as a frank warning to unmarried couples to consider their legal position properly. Background Joy Williams and Norman Martin... Read More

Marriage, divorce and millennials: money worries

8th February 2016

You hear it all the time: financially, millennials (those between 28 and 43[1]) are doing far worse than older generations. There are so many disheartening statistics, from reports that millennials owned a mere 6.6% of wealth in the US[2], to research that almost half of all millennials being financially dependent on their parents[3] to... Read More

Azizi v Aghaty and the problem of language barriers in court

5th February 2016

The case Azizi v Aghaty EWHC 110 (Fam), reported at the end of January, highlights the problems that can arise from language barriers and a lack of translation services in court. Background to the case Both parties were born in Iran, but began to cohabit in the UK in or around November 2000, and were married in July 2001. The parties... Read More

Duxbury calculations: a quick Q&A

5th February 2016

What is a Duxbury calculation? A Duxbury calculation is used to work out an appropriate lump sum for a financially dependent party in the place of periodical payments (spousal maintenance). The calculation produces a lump sum which, if invested to achieve capital growth, could be drawn in equal instalments and would last until the end of the... Read More

Adultery still a criminal offence in Virginia

2nd February 2016

The American state of Virginia has refused to decriminalise adultery. State Bill 174 Adultery, which proposed to change adultery from a criminal to a civil offence, has been rejected by the Virginia State senate after a short debate by the Senate Courts of Justice Committee. The bill was introduced by Democratic senator Scott Surovell, who... Read More

Heterosexual civil partnership couple lose in High Court

29th January 2016

The couple behind the push for heterosexual civil partnerships have been dealt a blow by losing their challenge to the law in the High Court. Academics Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, who have been together since November 2010, had tried to enter into a civil partnership in 2014 but were told by Kensington and Chelsea Register Office... Read More

Parties, cake and gift lists: The strange progress of the divorce industry

28th January 2016

The divorce is finalized, the ink is drying, and the boxes are packed. What to do next – a quiet weekend away with friends to take your mind off it? An afternoon sifting through photographs in the attic? Far from it – more and more couples are now ‘celebrating’ with a divorce party. Now the tabloids have been enjoying... Read More

Is “for the sake of the children” reason enough to stay married?

27th January 2016

Children of divorced parents are no more susceptible to mental health issues than children whose parents stay married, concluded researchers from Stockholm University’s Centre for Health Equity Studies. Their study of 150,000 Swedish children found little difference in mental health between kids who live alternately live with each... Read More

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