Building on an exceptional reputation for client service, Hughes Paddison continues to expand its Family Team – making it the largest in Gloucestershire.
Following a successful recruitment drive, we’ve taken on a significant number of both family legal experts and support staff to ensure we can maintain the professional, personable service our clients have come to expect.
This article by Jennifer Allen looks at the extent to which either pre or post-nuptial agreements will be taken into account by the Court and also looks forward to the impact Brexit may have on this area of law.
The Supreme Court is to hear a wife's appeal against the dismissal of her divorce petition. Hughes Paddison represented Hugh Owens when his wife's petition for divorce was heard in the Central Family Court in January 2016. His Honour Judge Tolson QC...
Hughes Paddison represented the husband in the widely reported Divorce case of Owens v Owens heard by the Court of Appeal recently. The case was notable in that the Court of Appeal refused to overrule the judge hearing the case last year when he had...
Computerisation of legal forms is often seen as a way to streamline proceedings and to lessen the amount of paperwork needed. There has been a worrying development however in the software used for submitting a particular form used in divorce proceedings...
If ever a case was to highlight the importance of ensuring all financial matters are finalised at the time of divorce by way of court order, this is it. Mr Vince and Ms Wyatt separated in 1984 after just 3 years of marriage. Mr Vince left to live a...
Jennifer Allen, Director within the family team of Hughes Paddison, reports on a recent attempt made to impose a blanket ban on reporting on one of the UK’s largest divorce cases. This ban was rejected by the High Court Judge. ...
In order to achieve a satisfactory financial settlement in Family Law proceedings, the initial step is to ascertain the total asset pot available for distribution between the parties. Although the general starting point is that any financial losses...
Jennifer Allen, Director within the family team of Hughes Paddison reports on a highly unusual and extreme case which seems so farfetched you would anticipate reading it in a fictional novel, but the case of Re D was dealt with by Mr Justice Coleridge and...
Jennifer Allen, Director at Hughes Paddison and part of the family legal team that advises on marital, separation and children’s law, has expertise in a wide range of family law including marital finances. Jennifer appreciates that going through...
Jennifer Allen, Director specialising in Family Law provides her expert advice on matters relating to Tax considerations on Divorce / Separation, which is of particular relevance to couples separating within this tax year. Capital Gains Tax...
Jennifer Allen provides a legal update on the complex issues of the impact on inherited wealth on divorce/ dissolution. Upon dissolution of a marriage or civil partnership it may be necessary to consider what assets are in the matrimonial pot...
The family team at Hughes Paddison are pleased to offer an initial 30 minute consultation for all new family clients free of charge. The breakdown of a relationship or a dispute concerning your children can be an extremely difficult and challenging time and...
Christmas ought to have been a time for enjoying festivities with your family. However, behind many closed doors Christmas can be a difficult time for those who are in the process of considering the future of their relationship / contemplating...
Specialist Family Lawyer Jennifer Allen explains the role of the Children And Family Court Advisor and Support Service (CAFCASS) in Court proceedings relating to disputes regarding children (or more commonly known as custody/access disputes). If Court...
Jennifer Allen, a Specialist Family Lawyer at Hughes Paddison Solicitors situated in the centre of Cheltenham, explains the changes to legislation that have been made in the UK as outlined below in respect of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act...
Jennifer Allen specialises in matrimonial finance upon divorce/separation and civil partnership matters and is an Associate Solicitor in the matrimonial/family department at Hughes Paddison in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Jennifer offers an insight...
As the football season commences with the first two matches in Euro 2012 commencing today, will this herald an increase in domestic abuse? The current reported statistics in the UK are frightening : 1 in 4 women will be a victim of domestic violence in...
How does divorce affect your business? Marital breakdown can be an extremely distressing and difficult time for all parties involved both emotionally and financially. If there is a family business, how will this be affected on divorce and how...
RESOLVE at Family Space, Cheltenham. An Option for separating parents. Jennifer Allen is on the Board of Advisors for the Cheltenham Child Contact Centre run by Family Space. Family Space is a voluntary organisation which provides support to families...
Christmas is a time for rejoicing. A time for family celebrations and a time for giving. However, behind many closed doors, Christmas can be a difficult time for those who are victims of domestic violence. For children living in a home where there is...
The Decision Supreme Court Judges in their judgment released today, have unanimously allowed the appeal in Jones v Kernott. The Supreme Court has restored the original order of the County Court Judge. The Judge who made the original decision, based...
Co-habitation disputes regarding home ownership and the eagerly awaited Supreme Court decision of the case of Kernott v Jones is due imminently. The facts of the case: An unmarried couple bought a house together in 1985 in joint names and they...
In a society that it is constantly evolving, it is no wonder that the law has to also try and keep up with such changes. Family dynamics have radically changed over the last 50 years. The Civil Partnership Act is an example of recognition of the changes. The...
LANDMARK CASE OF MK -v- CK RELOCATION MK -v- CK 2011 EWCA C iv 793 Can a child be taken out of the UK to live in a different country? This is a question that often arises when parents separate. We live in a world that has become small...
This is a long standing argument of, say, Husbands (for ease of this article) who own their own business and upon divorce, the business is added into the matrimonial pot in dividing up the assets. Is this fair? There is no straightforward answer but yes, in...
The breakdown of a relationship is never easy and most couples going through a divorce or separation would rather avoid the added pressure of court proceedings to resolve issues surrounding their children and finances. Under the new proposals announced...
Our Solicitor, Jennifer Allen was interviewed live on BBC Radio Gloucestershire to provide expert advice on the issue of domestic abuse. Jennifer was asked to comment on a study in Gloucestershire that suggested there could be 50,000 cases of...
PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT The eagerly awaited Judgement in the case of Granatino-v-Radmacher was handed down on 20 October 2010 by the Supreme Court. It contains authoritative endorsement of Pre-Nuptial Agreements in English law. THE FACTS The...
Hughes Paddison’s matrimonial partner, David Sterrett, recently represented the wife in the four day ancillary relief final hearing of N-v-N ( http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed58019 ) at the High Court before Mr Justice Charles. What...