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“An alternative reality”: seeking contact with twins who don’t exist? (AA v ZZ [2024] EWHC 2008 (Fam))

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“The lies one of them had told had been complicated, persistent and very well planned and executed” – Mrs Justice Arbuthnot DBE Family lawyers often become well-accustomed to the strange circumstances that may arise in legal proceedings – everything from sordid affairs, absurdly lavish... READ MORE

E v L [2021] and updates to the determination of financial settlements following short, childless marriages

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The issue of financial settlements on divorce following short, childless marriages has been a topic of discussion among family law practitioners and individuals undergoing such divorces. In 2017, the Court of Appeal made a notable departure from the ‘sharing principle' in the case of Sharp v Sharp which concerned the short, childless... READ MORE

Do family courts favour mothers?

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As discussed previously, research from the Universities of Warwick and Reading suggested that there is no evidence that family courts are discriminating against fathers because of gender bias - which you can read here. Dr. Maebh Harding’s review of nearly 200 case files from 2011 concluded that fathers’ contact applications were... READ MORE

AB v CD [2025] EWHC 1563 (Fam)

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We acted on behalf of the father in this case which concerned cross applications for summary return, as well as the jurisdictional basis for making return orders for two children, one of whom was left behind in Egypt, and the other who had been wrongfully removed from Egypt to the UK and separated from their older sibling. Our Head of... READ MORE

Helliwell v Entwistle – Financial Disclosure in Prenuptial Agreements

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This recent case affirms the importance of seeking specialist legal advice when entering into a nuptial agreement and ensuring that the rules on financial disclosure are met. Background The case concerned the financial settlement awarded to a husband, Simon Entwistle, upon the breakdown of his three-year marriage to multi-millionaire... READ MORE

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