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 . . . Read more Share this article Businesses on divorce Family and children law Finances Getting a divorce
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
4 NOVEMBER 2022 Government rejects cohabitation law reform Frustrating for many, the Government has confirmed that it will not be reforming cohabitation law anytime soon . . . Share this article
POSTED BY CAITLIN JENKINS | 21 OCTOBER 2022 How can you separate well with one lawyer? With the launch of our new Separate well with one lawyer service, I speak with Alison Bull to find out more . . . Share this article
POSTED BY ZOE FLEETWOOD | 7 SEPTEMBER 2022 Mills & Reeve children law team contribute to International Comparative Legal Guide - Family Law 2023 The specialist children lawyers at Mills & Reeve have contributed a chapter on international child law to the International Comparative Legal Guide - Family 2023 highlighting hot topics for international families . . . Share this article
POSTED BY VICTORIA POTTS | 5 SEPTEMBER 2022 Who is my parent? Is this my child? In the recent case of X v Y [2022] EWFC 77, X successfully applied to the Family Court for a declaration that Y was her parent, despite there being no positive DNA test and Y not wanting any relationship with X. The case raises issues of both law and of personal identity. Share this article
POSTED BY CAITLIN JENKINS | 21 JUNE 2022 Top tips and common misconceptions about international family law In my latest vlog, I explain some of the common misconceptions clients have when their divorce or separation has an international element . . . Share this article
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