The rights of parents and especially fathers to spend time with their children after a couple separate can be a highly complex and emotive issue. It’s unfortunately common to hear tales of fathers who are being denied the right to access their children, leading them to question what rights they…
A breach of a consent order happens when a party fails to comply with the legally binding court order. To address this, the non-breaching party can first try to resolve the issue directly with the other person or by sending a warning letter. If that fails, the next step is…
There are many reasons why couples tend to view annulment as the preferred option when compared to divorce. This includes situations where there are religious or cultural reasons for not wanting a divorce, where a couple have not been married for 12 months and are unable to legally divorce, or…
A judge rarely rejects a consent order, but it happens most often when the order is unfair, lacks full financial disclosure, or is poorly drafted. Rejection is uncommon if parties have legal advice and the agreement is fair and comprehensive, but judges will send them back for changes if they…
There are many reasons why a couple may choose a legal separation as opposed to applying for a divorce or civil partnership dissolution. Whether for religious or cultural reasons, or because a couple have been married or in a civil partnership for less than a year, a legal separation is…
A prenup (more formally referred to as a prenuptial agreement) is a document that couples can sign prior to marriage which clarifies their respective financial rights and obligations. An effective prenup in the UK will make provision for any property, debts, income, and assets that a couple have purchased together,…
Knowing where you stand during separation can be very difficult to comprehend, especially where you share children and/or financial assets. One solution to remedy this confusion would be a separation agreement, which outlines the terms and conditions that govern the separation. This includes the division of assets and any financial…
As with many questions in family law, there is no one, simple answer to the question: what am I entitled to in a divorce settlement? Every case is different because the circumstances of each couple is different. Who gets what in a divorce settlement? The starting point for dividing assets…
We often hear divorcing couples say they want a “clean break”. How many of them, however, really understand what is meant legally by “a clean break”? A clean break order is a court ruling that cuts off all financial links between ex-spouses following a divorce or civil partnership dissolution, ensuring…
Cohabiting couples in the UK have no automatic legal rights to property, assets, or inheritance, regardless of how long they live together. There is no such thing as “common law marriage”. Upon separation or death, property rights depend entirely on how the property is owned and registered, or on proving…
Since April 2022, couples in England and Wales have been able to take advantage of a new ‘no fault’ divorce process, under the terms of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. This represents a significant change to how divorce works in England and Wales, so it is important for…
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