Children need financial support but is seems that child maintenance – the how much and how long for – can be a problem whoever you are and however much money you have. Not many of us are in the realms of Brad and Angelina. She says he is not paying any meaningful maintenance. He says he lent her …
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Online divorce…. no, not a ‘quickie’ divorce….
The court service (HMCTS for short) has been putting together and trialling 'online' divorce and this is now available to some to use to go through divorce proceedings as opposed to using the paper version. There are limitations. You can only use it to dissolve a marriage, not a civil partnership …
Divorce and ‘unreasonable behaviour’
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 …