How are contents divided and pets dealt with upon divorce?
Whether it's who will keep a nostalgic piece of jewellery or where Gismo the cat…
July 1, 2020 By Thea Bennun
No Fault Divorce – what does the change mean?
In April this year, the Justice Secretary, David Gauke, stated that it was time to…
July 1, 2020 By Thea Bennun
Financial remedies in Family Courts – a change in the wind
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they involve marriages and sometimes they do…
April 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
The importance of business succession planning for farmers
Farming faces huge uncertainty and succession planning for the future is vital for all farming…
April 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Heterosexual civil partnership win is progress – but is it enough?
In a major change to family law, the Supreme Court has today ruled that a…
April 30, 2020 By Sarah Atkinson
Marriage or Civil Partnership?
From today heterosexual couples are able to enter into civil partnerships. This follows Rebecca Steinfield’s…
April 30, 2020 By Kirstin Sibley
Succession planning – why it’s good to talk
A recent study has revealed that 47 per cent of all UK adults have never discussed…
April 9, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Pre-nuptial agreement and wills
As the popularity of pre-nuptial agreements increases the private client team at Stephens Scown highlights…
April 9, 2020 By Stephens Scown
All I have I share with you… but not the yacht.
Many marine businesses are family run and more often than not, the family’s priority is…
August 19, 2019 By Kirstin Sibley
Online pilot scheme to speed up family proceedings
Stephen Scown are participating in an online pilot scheme relating to the resolution of financial…
June 28, 2019 By Shavaun Womersley
Business partners’ interests on divorce
The relationship between business partners is an incredibly important one – running a business with…
June 25, 2019 By Harriet Wigmore
Habitual Residence
A brief stay in another country is unlikely to be sufficient to establish habitual residence…
June 13, 2019 By Kai Whicker