Bad feeling between former spouses and partners will often follow the breakdown of a relationship. Blame rather than a willingness to remember the good times and forget the bad result in implacable hostility and behaviour which affect the parties children. Very often...
The blessings of a second (or maybe the third or fourth) marriage can be marred by the financial obligation holding over from a previous marriage. The new family will not take lightly to the financial demands of an earlier wife and will demand efforts to bring these...
What is the Measure of Maintenance?” How does the court quantify spousal periodical payments? This can be an impossible question to answer as there are no firm guidelines. The reason for this stems from the absolute discretion and wide powers given to a judge when...
Family Law There is one firm principle when a relationship breaks down. That is to try and agree everything with your spouse or partner beforehand. If you need help doing this consider mediation. The alternatives to not agreeing everything can be expense, delay and...
Child Arrangement Orders are made under Section 8 of the Children Act and have now replaced what were once referred to as contact orders or residence orders. These child arrangement orders are made in children proceedings and set out with whom a child will live, with...
It is a general principle in English law that no person needs to employ a lawyer if he/she does not want to and anyone can represent themselves in court. To that extent it is very like servicing one’s own car or doing one’s own plumbing. It can be done but it does...
