The process of sorting out finances on divorce is full of pitfalls for the unwary. The problem is that you only get one go at it. Once the process is completed, you have to live with the outcome, possibly for the rest of your life. The best way to avoid costly errors is of course […]

Whilst this may not be most exciting topic to do a blog post about, there have been recent changes to the Court fees payable on the issue of certain applications. This post is intended to highlight the changes and what is different. On 22 March 2021, the government launched a consultation on ‘increasing selected court […]

Being told by your spouse that they want a divorce can be one of the most stressful events in your life, especially if it ‘came out of the blue.’ Suddenly, your life is turned upside down, with almost every aspect of it seemingly affected. In such a situation it is essential that you know what […]

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Wife gets increased lump sum to cover legal costs A wife who had incurred some £180,000 debts, mostly comprising legal costs of her divorce, has had her divorce settlement increased, to help her to pay the debts. In the case the judge found that the wife needed £475,000 to rehouse herself, and that was the […]

Husband loses appeal against prison order A husband who was ordered to be sentenced to six weeks in prison unless he paid a lump sum instalment to his wife has lost his appeal against that order. In January 2020 the husband was ordered to pay a lump sum of £5,878,732 to the wife. The lump […]

Statistics reveal lowest marriage rates on record The Office for National Statistics (‘ONS’) has published its latest annual statistics for marriages in England and Wales, for 2018. The statistics showed that there were 234,795 marriages in England and Wales in 2018, a decrease of 3.3% compared with 2017, and the lowest since 2009. Marriage rates […]

Old Child Support Agency cases continue to decline The number of cases dealt with by the Child Support Agency has continued to decline, according to the latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions. The Child Support Agency (‘CSA’) was set up in 1993 and in 2012 the Child Maintenance Service (‘CMS’) was created […]

Remote hearings still need improvements to ensure fairness More than 3,200 professionals (lawyers, magistrates, judges, social workers and others in the family justice system), parents and other family members from across England and Wales have shared their experiences of the family court over the last year as part of a rapid consultation by Nuffield Family […]