Retired Businessman’s Final Will Ruled Invalid
Having your will drawn up professionally by a qualified solicitor is always a sensible precaution, especially in later life. In a recent case, the High Court ruled that a retired...
Continue readingWhen the Family Court was asked to consider an application for an adoption order made by a couple, two factors proved crucial in deciding whether it should be granted. ...
Continue readingUnder English law, a person is able (within limits) to decide absolutely to whom their estate should pass. However, many countries have ‘forced heirship’ laws, under which a deceased person’s...
Continue readingWhen a couple divorced in 2014, the ex-husband was ordered to pay his ex-wife periodical payments of £120,000 per year after he was found to have used a variety of...
Continue readingWhen a same-sex couple undertook fertility treatment which led to the birth of a baby girl, the intention was that both would be listed as her legal parents. However, due...
Continue readingMarriages of convenience are normally entered into in order to give one of the spouses the right to remain in the UK. At present, EU citizens normally have the right...
Continue readingFamily courts routinely grant anonymity to children involved in care proceedings, but that inevitably has an effect on parents and others who might wish to publicise their objections to judicial...
Continue readingIt has been revealed that the widely reported case last March in which a wife was not granted a divorce from her husband because she could not demonstrate that his...
Continue readingImprisoning parents is inevitably traumatic for their children, and striking a balance between child welfare and appropriate punishment of criminals is a dilemma confronted by judges every day. However, a...
Continue readingThe popular press has made a great deal of a recent Court of Appeal case, reporting that there had been a significant departure from the general principle that the assets...
Continue readingNo matter how much you may be tempted, taking the law into your own hands is not a good idea. When a mother who was divorcing her husband in...
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