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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
13 December 2019
Cryptoassets and divorcing a ‘Cryptoqueen’: Part l - Identification, valuation and preservation
In just ten years, cryptoassets have become a £100 billion industry. We now face the alarming prospect that millions of pounds can be hidden behind a few lines of computer code without ever touching a bank account. If your soon-to-be ex-partner has made a fortune with Bitcoin, how do you get a share?
14 November 2019
Sex addiction and divorce
If you are coming to terms with you or your partner being a sex or porn addict, you may be wrestling with what your future looks like and considering separation or divorce. We advise people facing this decision every day. We can help connect you with the right specialists and, if you decide to separate, we will support you through the legal process and help you understand the role sex addiction might play. In this blog, Cady looks at what sex addiction is and the implications it may have on relationships, including divorce, finances and children.
7 November 2019
Using arbitration to settle family disputes – less Hollywood, more privacy
Paul Hollywood is a highly public judge on one of Television’s most popular shows, with over 6 million viewers watching him and his taste buds push Great British Bake Off contestants to tears, frustration and occasional joy but when it comes to his divorce, he and his wife of over 20 years have chosen for their financial arrangements to be adjudicated in private.
29 October 2019
The Indian “joint family” and the challenges of protecting family wealth on divorce
The “joint family” is a concept which most Indians will be familiar with, even those growing up in a less traditional family set up in England. In India, it is seen as the most desirable set up for families as a way to retain wealth and working together. However, the concept of ‘sharing as needed’ can place the family wealth under significant risk of attack upon divorce and create unnecessary (and often costly) complexity and financial uncertainty at an already difficult time.
20 August 2019
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill – what it means and where it is at now
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (“MCA 1973”) in England and Wales currently provides couples seeking a divorce with one ground for doing so; that their marriage has irretrievably broken down. The ground must be proved by establishing one of five “facts”. Commonly used are the two fault, or conduct, facts of adultery or unreasonable behaviour, with 60% of English and Welsh divorces being granted on a fault fact. Many divorcing couples opt to use a fault fact as they do not want to wait the minimum two years’ separation required before applying under one of the “fault-less” separation facts. This blog looks at the proposed Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill 2017-2019.