Family and Matrimonial

If you have negotiated a divorce settlement and then find out that your ex-spouse has been less than open when disclosing their personal finances, the court will reopen the matter...

When a couple break up, the division of the assets they own is often problematic, whether they are married or not. In a recent case, the Court of Appeal...

In a ruling that underlines that the wishes and feelings of children can be decisive in even the most intractable family cases, a father has won a seven-year battle to...

Following hard upon a case in which the court refused to uphold a pre-nuptial agreement signed by a city lawyer and his bride-to-be on the day before their wedding, the...

The English courts are a popular place to bring divorce proceedings because the financial settlements they order are usually much more equal than those made under other jurisdictions. This...

When positions in a family break-up become so entrenched that even the most basic issues are disputed all the way to the court, the result can be legal costs which...

At the end of October 2013, the Cohabitation Rights Bill 2013 started its progress through Parliament. The Private Member’s Bill aims to give long-term cohabitants rights more akin to those...

There are no hard and fast rules over the division of assets in divorce cases. In particular, an equal partition of assets is not always appropriate, as was illustrated by...

When a care plan for children is agreed and there are conditions that apply, it is essential to make sure that these are complied with, as a recent decision shows. ...

A recent attempt by the wife of a British expatriate, who had lived for many years in Spain, to persuade the English court to accept jurisdiction over their divorce was...