Before the court can make a financial remedies order on divorce it will obviously first require full details of the financial assets of both parties, so that it can decide upon a fair settlement. The parties are therefore under a duty to make full and frank disclosure...
It is obviously not unusual that one party to a marriage will contribute much more financially to the marriage than the other party. Not unnaturally, that party may believe that that contribution should entitle them to a greater share of the assets on divorce. But the...
It has recently been announced that the Law Commission has been asked by the Ministry of Justice to undertake a review of the law which determines how finances are divided between couples at the end of their marriage or civil partnership. The Government has requested...
Government announces plans for mandatory mediation in family cases On 23 March 2023 the Ministry of Justice, the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (‘Cafcass’), and the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab MP announced plans...
The law on nuptial agreements has been clear since 2010: The court should give effect to a nuptial agreement that is freely entered into by each party with a full appreciation of its implications unless in the circumstances prevailing it would not be fair to hold the...
