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Court Grants Father’s Application for Equal Shared Care
When considering issues relating to parental responsibility for children, one of the factors the courts will have regard…
Failure to Disclose Assets Invalidates Pre-Nuptial Agreement
The Court of Appeal has allowed a husband’s appeal against a High Court decision upholding the validity of…
Planning for the Unexpected: How to Protect Your Family and Assets
Life is full of surprises, and sometimes those surprises come when we least expect them - whether it’s…
Supreme Court Dismisses Wife’s Appeal in Big Money Divorce
In a ruling that clarifies the circumstances in which non-matrimonial assets can become ‘matrimonialised’, the Supreme Court has…
Court Orders Girl’s Return to UK from USA
The Family Division of the High Court has granted a mother’s application for her younger daughter, who was…
Family Court Rules on Complex Financial Remedies Case
The Family Court has ruled on an application for financial remedies in a case which involved a range…
Parental Order Granted in Respect of One-Year-Old Boy
The Family Division of the High Court has granted a couple’s application for a parental order in respect…
Court Refuses to Order Children’s Return to Lithuania
The Family Division of the High Court has refused a mother’s application for an order that her three…
Husband to Buy Wife’s Shares in High Net Worth Divorce Case
In a divorce case involving a couple with assets of more than £260 million, the Family Court has…
Family Court Revisits Periodical Payments Order Made in 2012
The Family Court recently ruled on a divorced couple’s cross-applications for enforcement and variation of a periodical payments…
Court of Appeal Authorises Child’s Change of Name
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a 15-year-old child should be allowed to legally change their given…
Court Grants Application to Recognise Indian Divorce
The Family Court has granted a husband’s application for a divorce he obtained in India to be recognised…
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