Before addressing business owners and pre-nuptial agreements I felt it may be helpful to revisit some of the general principles that apply in relation to pre-nuptial agreements. What is a Pre-Nuptial Agreement? It is an agreement between two people about to get married/enter a civil partnership which sets out what they want to happen to
In part 1 of this blog series, I looked at what rights you have if your child divorces. We explored how complications can arise if you have provided your child with money to help them purchase their home and they are married (or later gets married) and then the marriage breaks down. As explained in
I have previously written a number of blogs about the tricky subject of spousal maintenance. In the main I have addressed what the court looks at when considering when to make a spousal maintenance order. However, what happens when you are successful in obtaining a court order for spousal maintenance but the person ordered to
This was the question that was before the court in the case of Waggott v Waggott earlier this year. It has been in the press again as the Supreme Court has just refused the wife in the case permission to appeal the earlier decision of the Court of Appeal. The case involved a husband and
Here at Family Law Partners, our specialist divorce solicitors try to facilitate settlement out of court wherever possible. However, without disclosure by both parties, this simply isn’t possible. Similarly, without disclosure, a Judge is unlikely to order a financial settlement, as they would not know whether the settlement properly reflects the assets held between the
The Supreme Court has granted a former husband’s appeal in the case of Mills v Mills. This case focussed on cross applications to vary a spousal maintenance order made in 2002 when Mr and Mrs Mills divorced. Mr and Mrs had been married for around 15 years and following their divorce they were able to
How does length of marriage affect your financial divorce settlement? When it comes to dividing money and property after a divorce a number of different things are taken into account. This criteria is set out in Section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and includes what financial resources are available to each party; their
Eleanor Ward, Solicitor at Legal Matters, joins us as a guest blogger to explain ‘Separation and Lasting Powers of Attorney’ – what a Lasting Power of Attorney means, and the impact if you divorce or separate. Writing a Will is rarely at the top of anyone’s to do list. To be honest, it often isn’t
It goes without saying that most businesses have insurance and contingencies plans in place should the worst happen, but our team of divorce solicitors believe business owners could be doing more to protect their company in the event their marriage breaks down. A company may be your most valuable and prized asset, yet do you fully
Mediation has become an established approach of family lawyers to relationship breakdown – be it divorce, dissolution of a civil partnership, or separation between cohabiting couples.  Many family lawyers also belong to Resolution, the foremost association for family lawyers and family justice professionals, which has a pronounced preference for avoiding conflict wherever possible, and provides a simple but