What happens if you remarry without first resolving the financial aspects of your divorce?
The final order (previously known as the decree absolute) at the end of the divorce…
January 31, 2025 By Kai Whicker
Military pensions on divorce – Military Pension Divorce Calculator UK
In any divorce financial settlement, the Courts require all divorcing couples to take account of…
January 13, 2025 By Harriet Wigmore
Capacity to enter into a Consent Order
A recent family case has highlighted the potential issues that can arise through not adequately…
December 30, 2024 By Andrew Barton
What is separation for tax purposes?
The date a couple separate can often prove crucial when dealing with tax issues arising…
December 30, 2024 By Andrew Barton
Avoiding a Taxing Divorce
As the end of the current 2014/15 tax year grows closer, couples who have separated…
December 30, 2024 By Stephens Scown
Guidelines for ex parte (without notice) orders
There are times when courts have to make orders without one party being told about…
December 30, 2024 By Bill Wilkins
Remembering family assistance orders
Family Assistance Orders are a potentially very useful tool for helping to achieve and sustain…
December 30, 2024 By Bill Wilkins
Relocation – which court has jurisdiction?
If a parent takes a child out of the country unbeknown to the other parent…
December 30, 2024 By Bill Wilkins
Reduction in adoption numbers and the courts
It was reported earlier this month that the number of children put forward for adoption…
December 30, 2024 By Bill Wilkins
Who gets the gifts? Sorting out Christmas presents after a separation
The festive season is a time for giving, but for separated couples, the question of…
December 17, 2024 By Anna Garde-Evans
How to split Christmas between separated parents
This article is primarily about Christmas, although a number of the principles and issues can…
November 25, 2024 By Peter Marshall
Taking your children abroad – for skiing or winter sun – do you need consent?
A common question that separated parents ask us is, ‘do I need consent to take…
November 19, 2024 By Peter Marshall