Judges are not perfect and when a judge recently considered a child placement order, there were inadequacies in the judgment. The judge had not stated correctly the test for the criteria to be considered when making a placement order. On…
The Court of Appeal has ordered a divorced husband to pay an additional £481,000 in ancillary relief to his former wife, five years after the original divorce was settled, because he hid information about a profitable share deal. In April…
The half-sister of two children in the sole care of their father has been allowed indirect contact with them, following a ruling of the Court of Appeal. Previously, a family court hearing was told of the father’s concern that allowing…
Scotland’s top judge has slammed the cost to the taxpayer and time necessary to settle a relatively straightforward family access case. Instead of lasting just a few days as expected, the case, which concerned a father’s bid to regain contact…
Assets not ‘owned’ by a person, such as assets held in trust, can sometimes be looked on as part of the wealth of a person when making a financial settlement on divorce. In a recent decision, a woman won a…
The ex-wife of a multi-millionaire has gone to court to claim a share of the value of a number of companies based in Luxembourg, claiming that her former husband’s transfer of assets did not remove them from his beneficial ownership…
A child who has a British parent and is born and raised in the UK is a citizen and has a citizen’s rights, which must be considered by the court in any decision made regarding the child’s welfare. In deciding…
A court that awarded a woman a divorce settlement sufficient to allow her to buy a house for more than £1 million and have an income of more than £100,000 a year was not persuaded that the ‘equality of assets’…
Child Maintenance Rule Changes In spite of reforms introduced in 2003, the Child Support Agency (CSA) was heavily criticised for failing to meet its objectives. With nearly £4 billion worth of unpaid child maintenance estimated to be outstanding, clearly something…
McCartney Split – Implications for Divorcing Couples The much-publicised divorce of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has led to a settlement in favour of Ms Mills of £24.3 million. Press speculation was rife that she might be awarded anything…