Journal
Remarriage: Avoiding the Elephant Trap
This article is a practical guide to the legal consequences of a second (/third/fourth/fifth, etc) marriage, to assist when advising clients how to avoid falling into the ‘elephant trap’ of premature remarriage – a term coined by the late Singer J.
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- Divorce Application
- Remarry
- Remarriage
- Financial Remedies
!21/11/2023 07:00
The Pensions Ombudsman for Family Lawyers
The Pensions Ombudsman may investigate and determine any complaint made to them in writing by or on behalf of an authorised complainant who alleges that they have sustained injustice in consequence of maladministration in connection with any act or omission of the trustees or managers of an occupational pension scheme or personal pension scheme.
- Journal
- Pensions on Divorce
!21/11/2023 07:00
Are We Clear? Transparency and the TIG Financial Remedies Sub-Group Report
The conclusions of the Financial Remedies Sub-Group of the Transparency Implementation Group were published in April 2023. Established by the President of Family Division and led by HHJ Stuart Farquhar, a group of 13 – judges, lawyers, a legal blogger and a journalist, based around the country – spent countless hours over several months tackling the often misunderstood and controversial topic of transparency in the Financial Remedies Court.
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- Transparency
!21/11/2023 07:00
Book Review: Dictionary of TLATA and Inheritance Act Claims
A review of the Dictionary of TLATA and Inheritance Act Claims, a valuable source of knowledge, which helps lawyers understand the complex connections between family law and the laws related to trusts and property.
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- Book Review
!21/11/2023 07:00
Financial Remedies Case Round-Up (Mid-April to mid-September 2023)
In the time period covered by this issue, the tendency has been towards proprietary estoppel cases. Certainly, published judgments can appear rather like buses, several at once and then nothing for a while. Nevertheless, a sudden spate was not expected of proprietary estoppel, which has been the dodgy rural bus service of the family law world for a long time.
- Journal
!21/11/2023 07:00
Spousal Maintenance By Formula: The Canadian Experience
The recent announcement by the Law Commission that it is conducting a review into the laws which determine how finances are divided on divorce has re-ignited the discussion as to whether the law on financial remedy provision in England and Wales should be reformed.
- Journal
- Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)
!21/11/2023 07:00
Child Maintenance in Cases of Equal Shared Care
The situation: two parents share childcare seemingly equally but there is a significant income imbalance. The issue: how is child maintenance determined? Does the Child Maintenance Service have jurisdiction? Does the Family Court have jurisdiction? Do neither?
- Journal
- Child Maintenance
!21/11/2023 07:00
The Financial Remedies Journal 2024 Undergraduate Essay Competition – Watch this Space!
The editorial board announces the launch of a new essay competition which will be open to any undergraduate law or combined law student from a university in England and Wales.
- Journal
!21/11/2023 07:00
DR Corner: FPR Part 3 – Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution Options – Perils and Possibilities
Opportunities for resolution away from the court have never been greater – mediation, early neutral evaluation, private FDRs, arbitration – and practitioners continue to take up training in these disciplines. However, although the use of out-of-court resolution continues to increase, too many cases remain within the overburdened court system, cases for which non-court dispute resolution may be suitable.
- Journal
- DR Corner
!21/11/2023 07:00
Interview with Professor David Hodson
Professor David Hodson, interviewed by Rhys Taylor, the Vice Chair of the Editorial Board.
- Journal
- Interview
!21/11/2023 07:00
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