The group Elbow sang back in 2008 that they were working on a cocktail called grounds for divorce. Not much has changed since then. Our law is old(ish) – 1973. There is one ground for divorce (irretrievable breakdown of marriage) but you have to go on and state a reason from one of five …
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Maintenance and paying it after the divorce
We had an interesting case from the Supreme Court today about a fairly narrow issue in relation to spousal maintenance - in this case, paid by a husband to a wife. The case involves Mr and Mrs Mills. The judgement is all over the legal press today. What's the case about? Well, a husband and wife …
Christenings and other ‘big’ decisions
We’ve all seen the photos of the Royal Christening. They are clearly of a happy family, enjoying the day. What if, though, you and the other parent are not agreed about a christening taking place in the first place? There are lots of decisions we have to make as parents and guardians for our …