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Expanded AML remit for the FCA: a good or bad thing?
Colette Best
9 September 2013
Protecting yourself against future financial claims decades after marriage breakdown
The recent case of Vince v Wyatt [2013] EWCA Civ 495 is a stark example (and warning) of why it is becoming increasingly important to obtain a final financial order if you have taken the decision to get divorced, and why you should always retain any documentation relating to your divorce and financial matters.
22 August 2013
Pour se préparer à la meilleure issue dans les cas de déplacement d'enfants
Dans les cas de dissolution de couple, la gestion d'un déplacement des enfants à l'étranger peut présenter de grandes complexités et difficultés, et dans la majorité des cas la situation n'est idéale pour aucune des parties impliquées. La décision très récente de la Haute Cour de justice dans l'affaire CB v CB [2013] EWHC 2092 le démontre parfaitement. Cette affaire concernait un litige entre une mère ayant la double citoyenneté australo-britannique et un père britannique. Leur fils de 14 ans était resté chez son père en Angleterre après y être venu passer des vacances à l'occasion de Noël. Cet épisode faisait suite à une période de deux ans au cours de laquelle la mère était partie vivre en Australie avec l'enfant pour y vivre à court terme, avec l'agrément du père.
22 August 2013
Preparing for marriage: the views of a family lawyer
All relationships require give and take from both parties and can, in spite of good intentions, be hard work at times.
I recently attended a marriage preparation meeting with my fiancé, run by our vicar ahead of our summer wedding. It made for an interesting discussion, during which we were asked some rather probing questions including; how well we communicate; how we manage our finances; whether we want children; what common interests we hold; how much time we spend together and how we intend to manage our finances (particularly if we have children).
14 August 2013
Preparing for the best outcome in child relocation cases
Dealing with the relocation of children to another country in situations of family breakdown can be highly complex and challenging – and in most cases, there is no win-win situation for any party involved. The very recent High Court decision in the case of CB v CB [2013] EWHC 2092 shows this. This involved a dispute between an Australian-British dual citizen mother and a British father. Their son, aged 14, had stayed with his father in England after a Christmas visit. This followed a two year period where the mother had relocated to Australia with the child to live on a short-term basis, with the father's permission.
1 August 2013
Not yet happily ever after: legalisation of gay marriage is just the beginning
Finally. The dates are being set, the venues are being booked and the wedmin spread sheets are up and running. The law has caught up. Gay marriage is now legal in England and Wales and no doubt the first same sex wedding plans are underway.
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