Family Offices
Teenager’s Wishes and Feelings Prevail in Finely Balanced Adoption Case
Children may not have the capacity to make important decisions for themselves, but that does not mean that family judges ignore their…
Father Probably Responsible for Fatal Poisoning – Family Judge’s Findings
Before deciding where a child’s best interests lie, family judges often have to conduct detailed inquiries into the character and conduct of…
Divorce – Fairly Dividing Marital Assets is Not a Blame Game
The question of who is to blame for the breakdown of a marriage is often uppermost in divorcees’ minds, but it is…
Relationship Broken Down? Do You Understand the Legal Consequences?
When a relationship between partners who jointly own their home breaks down, one of them may move out leaving the other in…
Disinherited Widow Can Pursue Reasonable Provision Claim Despite Delay
If someone on whom you depend financially dies without reasonably providing for you in their will, you should contact a solicitor straight…
High Court Exercises Inherent Power to Order Children’s Return to England
Many families have one foot in the UK and another abroad and that can give rise to parental disagreement as to where…
Can the COVID-19 Crisis Justify Reopening Financial Orders in Divorce?
Can the economic havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic justify the re-drawing of final……
High Court Clamps Down on Standardised Online Divorce Petitions
Workers wishing to discern the extent of their entitlements need usually do no more than read their The advent of so-called ‘no…
Read This If Your Child Has Been Taken Abroad Without Your Consent
If your right to play a full part in your child’s life has been undermined by his or her wrongful removal from…
What Does ‘Survivor’ Mean? High Court Resolves Inheritance Doubts
Words are not numbers and even the most careful draftsperson cannot guarantee that the meaning of a will is always clear beyond…