War (of the Roses) – What Is It Good For?
The release of a new film has sparked a wave of commentary from the press and family lawyers alike. It shows that bloody mindedness and divorce are a timeless combination. Contains spoilers!
Charlotte Lanning
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TM v AM [2023] EWFC 247
Judgment date: 08 November 2023
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2023/247.html
DJ Dinan-Hayward. H’s application to set aside a consent order entered into on 18 November 2021. The parties had a long marriage with two adult children. Under the order H was to receive
JN v GN [2023] EWFC 244
Judgment date: 21 November 2023
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/244.html
DJ Hatvany. The parties were married for 23 years, having separated in 2013. W was 60 and H was 62. They had one adult child. W continued to reside in the family home following
DT v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (CSM) [2023] UKUT 175 (AAC)
Judgment date: 17 July 2023
https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/AAC/2023/175.html
Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Rowland. Appeal against decision of First-tier Tribunal regarding the correct income figure upon which to base a Child Maintenance calculation. Appeal allowed.
Legal framework
* Decisions under the ‘2012 scheme’ are
Tsvetkov v Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130 and [2023] EWFC 131 (costs)
Judgment date: 04 August 2023
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/130
Costs: https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2023/130
Peel J. Final Hearing of H’s Financial Remedy application.
The parties were born in Russia. The parties hold Russian, UK and Cypriot passports. H is 42 and
Charlotte Lanning
Charlotte Lanning is an Associate Solicitor at Edwards Family Law.
EK v DK & Ors [2023] EWHC 1829 (Fam)
Judgment date: 11 May 2023
https://assets.caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/1829/ewhc_fam_2023_1829.pdf
Mr Justice Francis. Application by W to set aside consent order dated March 2018 on basis of H’s non-disclosure.
This was a long marriage with three teenage/young adult