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Removal of trustees – factors a court will consider
Cally Brosnan
18 July 2018
A partial victory for paying spouses, but maintenance for life lives on
Today saw the conclusion of the long running Mills v Mills saga, with the Supreme Court handing down judgment in the husband’s appeal. The Supreme Court had been asked to consider whether the court was entitled to decline to increase Mrs Mills’ maintenance payments to fund payment of all or some of her rent when her housing needs had been catered for in the original divorce proceedings.
28 June 2018
International families and the price of child relocation without consent
The recent case of a British mother of three young children who was extradited from the United States to England to face criminal charges relating to child abduction and passport fraud serves as a stark reminder of the heartbreaking predicament that an international family can face upon the breakdown of a relationship.
22 June 2018
What happens if a pension sharing order is not passed on after divorce?
Jane Keir, divorce and family law partner at Kingsley Napley, replies to a question in This is Money: 'Help! Have I lost a £12k a year pension because of admin blunder following my divorce?'
30 May 2018
Reflections on The Split - Episode 6 – The grand finale…
Last night saw a rather emotional finale to the first series of The Split as Hannah appears to turn her back on her marriage and choose Christie over her husband Nathan. It perhaps didn’t end quite as I had expected and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who was shouting at the TV as Hannah hit the buzzer on Christie’s door! But I’m pleased to hear that the BBC has announced that there will be a second series so who knows yet whether this really is the end for Hannah and Nathan or how the Noble & Hale and Defoes merger will pan out….
23 May 2018
Reflections on The Split – Episode 5: Affairs, betrayals and the personal nature of divorce
Episode 5 of the Split centres around Hannah and Nathan’s crumbling marriage following the disclosure of Nathan’s name being listed on an extra marital website. Like anyone who has just discovered their partner has been unfaithful, Hannah is determined to find out the extent of Nathan’s infidelity and she instructs a private detective, one whom she conveniently has instructed for her client Goldie. As the private detective remarks - “in this digital age, affairs are easier but it’s harder to hide them”.
