The rise of non-monogamous relationships, and any legal implications: With the likes of Louis Theroux and Stacey Dooley fronting documentaries looking at non-monogamous relationships both in the UK and abroad, fictional depictions in TV shows, dating apps creating new categories when searching for partners, adultery becoming ‘legally... Read More
The fluctuating cryptocurrency market and family law Bitcoin reached a new record all-time high on Thursday 14th March, reaching over $73,700; the surge in price follows the introduction of the recently approved Bitcoin ETF issued by the likes of Blackrock and Fidelity. This has widened the pool of investors by offering an opportunity to... Read More
According to current data, roughly half of all children in the UK will not live with both parents simultaneously by the time they are fourteen. While ‘staying together for the sake of the children’ was historically used as reason for staying in a troubled marriage, this begs the question of whether a child’s wellbeing is more... Read More
While Instagram would lead us to believe that every family spends the Christmas period in matching pyjamas happily making mince pies in a remarkably mess-free kitchen, the reality can be rather different. Tensions run high in most families and it is generally a stressful time for parents, with the first Christmas post-divorce likely to be even... Read More
Many things have changed since the baby boomers[1] were the age millennials are now (those between 28 and 43[2]). We’ve looked at how the rise of social media has affected marriage and divorce, as well as the impact of recent global economic downturns on when couples choose to marry. Both of these are indicators of a larger phenomenon,... Read More
In cases where the separated parents live in different countries, flight cancellations or similar issues can present significant challenges to child arrangements. For example, if one parent lives in London and the other in Italy, if flights are cancelled, then it could be very difficult for the child to spend time with the other parent during... Read More
Where the multimillions are made: UHNW divorce “The Macklowe split has it all – octogenarians fighting for 5 years in the most acrimonious of proceedings. Enter stage left, real estate mogul Harry Macklowe, allegedly erecting a 42+ foot billboard of himself and his new wife on a Park Avenue building where the parties had... Read More
Cafcass have launched a new telephone service for children and young people, with the aim that children have a space to ‘share their views about how well we supported them, how effectively we listened and understood what life is like for them, and how that understanding influenced what the Family Court Adviser recommended in their report... Read More
This article was first published by the Family Law Journal (Legalease). Internal relocation refers to a move by one parent with a child from one part of the UK to another. It is not unusual in the years post-separation and/or divorce for one parent to decide that they want to move to a different part of the country and potentially... Read More
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020) comes into force today, 6 April 2022, and sees the implementation of ‘No-Fault Divorce’, a move which, it is hoped, will put an end to the ‘blame game’ by which divorce is often characterised at present. Currently, although the only ‘ground’ for... Read More