by Robin Charrot | Aug 28, 2019 | Divorce, Marriage
A Manchester businessman has lost his appeal to change a financial court order made in divorce court proceedings. The court had ordered him to pay spousal maintenance at the rate of £1,850 a month until he gave his wife a Get. The Court of Appeal has ruled that Alan...
by Robin Charrot | Mar 22, 2019 | Child Abduction, Children, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Marriage, Separation
When it comes to family mediation, custody and contact, most parents do not want to compromise. They want the best for their children; it’s understandable. In my experience, as a children solicitor, parents often think that there is only one “best”...
by Louise Halford | Jul 5, 2018 | Marriage
A heterosexual couple, Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld appealed to the Supreme Court to decide whether none same sex couples should be allowed to enter into civil partnerships. Why? Most straight couples wouldn’t think about a civil partnership ceremony when they...
by Louise Halford | May 15, 2018 | Children, Civil Partnerships, Family Law, Marriage
A week in family law: civil partnership scrap, surrogacy battle and Court confirms jail time for breaching a family Court order It has been a busy week in family law with cases and proposed reforms of family law hitting the headlines: Civil partnerships could be...
by Robin Charrot | Apr 12, 2018 | Divorce, Financial Claims, Financial Orders, Marriage, Nuptial agreements
Spousal maintenance: wife loses Court of Appeal battle for more maintenance as Court ends her spousal maintenance for ‘’life’’ Spousal maintenance is always a thorny topic, in many cases the person making the payments thinks that they are paying too much and for too...
by Robin Charrot | Mar 23, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Marriage, Nuptial agreements
The country’s senior family law judge and president of the family division of the High Court, Mr Justice Munby, has called for a radical change in family law to include: An end to spousal maintenance payments for life; More rights for cohabiting couples; No fault...
