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Jessica Smith

25th October 2021

What happens to my assets if I die once separated or divorced?

An important consideration for anyone who is going through separation or divorce is what they would wish to happen to...
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Jessica Smith

19th May 2021

Maintenance Pending Suit in light of Rattan v Kuwad (2021)

Separation is often an uncertain time for parties to a marriage, particularly where the parties’ respective financial positions are likely...
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Rory Laide

11th February 2021

Financial Provision after an Overseas Divorce

Can I make a financial claim in England? If you have commenced overseas divorce proceedings, it is ordinarily appropriate for...
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Jessica Smith

9th February 2021

Divorce and the effect on your Power of Attorney

According to the Office of National Statistics there were 91,299 divorces in 2018 (the latest information available). When going through...
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Georgina Allen

7th December 2020

Family Law Myths No.3: I deserve more in the divorce because I earned the money and paid for everything

Ok, today we have another very common myth.  The ‘I put more money in and I should get more money...
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Georgina Allen

2nd November 2020

Form E and Financial Disclosure in Divorce

What is a Form E? Form E is a financial statement which is completed and signed by each party to...
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Julian Bremner

27th October 2020

Family Courts and Telephone Hearings

The BBC posted on its website this morning an article talking about how difficult it currently is interacting with the...
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Marianna Lambrou

7th September 2020

Breach of a Court Order: Penal Notices – what are they and how can they help?

What are they? A penal notice is essentially a warning attached to a court order setting out that if the...
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Leanne Hickmann

1st June 2020

Capital Gains Tax – Changes to payment deadlines on residential property disposals

If you are in the process of divorce there is very likely to be a property sale involved.  In this...
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