Big decision in Family Law from the Supreme Court today involving Mrs. Tini Owens, Mr Hugh Owens and Resolution. What’s it about? The interpretation of section 1(2)(b) Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, which is basically about the behaviour of one party towards another and the effect that behaviour …
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Grounds for Divorce
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 …
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 …