POSTED BY VICTORIA POTTS | 5 DECEMBER 2022 Who is allowed into the courtroom? In a short series of blogs, we will be looking at what transparency means for families involved in court proceedings . . . Read more Share this article Avoiding court Businesses on divorce Family and children law Finances Getting a divorce International divorce Putting children first Unmarried couples
POSTED BY KATHERINE KENNEDY | 25 NOVEMBER 2022 Structuring family businesses to protect against divorce and separation In support of the Institute of Family Business's Family Business Week 2022, we re-share our blog looking at the different ways family businesses can protect themselves from the impact of a relationship breakdown . . . Share this article
POSTED BY ANDREW MOORE | 24 NOVEMBER 2022 An introduction to family constitutions In support of the Institute of Family Business's Family Business Week 2022, we re-share our blog looking at how family constitutions help avoid costly misunderstandings in family-run businesses . . . Share this article
POSTED BY FRANCES BAILEY | 24 NOVEMBER 2022 Unmarried couples and family businesses What impact is there for a family business when an unmarried couple split up? In England and Wales, the law is very different for cohabiting couples but that does not mean the family business is safe from the fall-out . . . Share this article
POSTED BY NICK STONE | 23 NOVEMBER 2022 Divorce and the family farm In support of the Institute of Family Business's Family Business Week 2022, we re-share our blog looking at why divorces involving a family farm are so complex and why legal advice is essential . . . Share this article
POSTED BY FRANCES BAILEY | 22 NOVEMBER 2022 Succession planning, marital agreements and protecting the family business In support of the Institute of Family Business's Family Business Week 2022, we re-share our blog looking at how marital agreements have an important role in succession planning or restructuring decisions and why business owners ignore them at their peril . . . Share this article
POSTED BY STEPHANIE HAWTHORN | 21 NOVEMBER 2022 TOLATA through the courts: a long and winding road? It can be very difficult for anybody who has just left their relationship and finds themselves in a dispute over their property to navigate their way through the courts . . . Share this article
POSTED BY STEPHANIE HAWTHORN | 14 NOVEMBER 2022 Joint names cases: The end of detrimental reliance where there is an express agreement? An indepth look at a recent case involving an unmarried couple, a property owned by them in joint names and an express agreement about what will happen to that property if they were to separate . . . Share this article
POSTED BY NICOLA ROWLINGS | 8 NOVEMBER 2022 When can parental responsibility be removed? Jade's Law - a proposed new law to automatically suspend an offender's parental rights - highlights the difficulties in ending a parent's parental responsibility for their child . . . Share this article
POSTED BY VICTORIA POTTS | 7 NOVEMBER 2022 Can a pension sharing order be varied after death of the spouse? In this case, the court considered what should happen to a pension sharing order made in the wife’s favour, where the wife died 6 months after the order was made . . . Share this article
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