Family News

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...

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...