Sharing and the Family Home

Historically, a wife’s property was absorbed into that of her husband on marriage, and she was not capable of ownership in her own name thereafter. This situation, after some modest changes in the 1870s, finally changed for good with the Married Wom…

• Journal

• Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property

• Thomas Haggie
• Fiona Stewart

!06/07/2022 07:05

James v Seymour: The Calculator

As helpfully summarised by Calum Smith on the FRJ website Mostyn J’s judgment in James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam) 675 included a renewed attempt to tackle how Child Maintenance should be calculated, effectively refining the methodology first se…

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• Child Maintenance

• Dom Christophers

!29/05/2023 08:00

The Autumn 2024 Budget: A Summary of the Key Reforms for Financial Remedy Practitioners

In the Autumn Budget 2024 Rachel Reeves, our first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out arguably the biggest tax changes for a generation, set to raise taxes by £41bn by 2029/30 and said to be part of the Government’s plan to revitalise Britain. This article summarises the key reforms of the Budget, highlighting those which may be of particular relevance to financial remedy practitioners and their clients.

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• Jennifer Lee
• Roger Isaacs

!01/11/2024 14:58

Cohabitation – The Case For and Against Reform

Divorce law, in principle at least, seems pretty sensible. You keep what you brought into the marriage and share what you gained. So why shouldn’t the same or similar rights and responsibilities apply to cohabiting couples who have shared a life together?

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• Cohabitation

• Graeme Fraser
• Harry Benson

!13/03/2024 07:00

A Divorced Christmas Carol: A Story of Reflection and Change

A reworking of a well-known classic. Carol’s marriage was dead. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Carol’s marriage was as dead as a door-nail. Carol lay awake in bed alone on a chilly December night, staring up at the dark ceiling, feeling the weight of the divorce upon her.

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• divorce

• David Emmerson

!06/12/2024 14:31