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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
Abby Buckland, Partner in the family and divorce team at Kingsley Napley, believes that a collaborative approach to preserving family wealth at an early stage is necessary. In this blog, they share some of the practical ways in which family wealth can be preserved in the event of divorce or death.
Recent years have seen pre-nuptial agreements move from the world of the super-rich to being a tool many now consider in advance of marriage. Abby Buckland, senior associate in the family and divorce team, sets out how they are viewed by the courts and how to correctly set up such an agreement.
I am regularly asked to advise French and international couples on the protective agreements available to them before they marry. They are often surprised to learn that it isn’t possible to draft a global prenuptial agreement which would be enforceable throughout the world, wherever the couple move to in the future.
When dealing with the arrangements following separation, sometimes individuals need more than just the advice of a solicitor. Experts are frequently brought in to advise on specialist areas, such as taxation and pensions. The court process is adversarial in nature, and as such can easily become a breeding ground for polarised views and distrust. Expert opinions relied on by one party can be viewed with suspicion by the other, leading to lengthy (and costly) questions about, or submissions in respect of, those opinions. Each person may feel it necessary to seek their own expert advice in the background…double the experts usually means double the costs, reducing the total resources left to be shared.
Discussions around Christmas arrangements can be stressful for any family, especially for families with newly divorced parents and adding in the additional concerns of the current pandemic. This blog by Sarah Dodd's provides top tips to keep in mind when you are trying to work out your children’s arrangements in order to ensure the festive period runs as smoothly as possible.
Sharon Burkill
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Caroline Sheldon
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