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Child Support, Sharing Care and the Problems in Top Up Orders (Out into the Open at Last)

There was a lot in HHJ Hess’s judgment OS v DT [2025] EWFC 156 (B), but the child-support nerds scurried through the maze, whiskers twitching till they got to paragraph 50 of the judgment.

Sayers & Anor v Dixon & Anor [2025] EWHC 1886 (Ch)

ICC Judge Barber. An insolvency case providing a helpful summary of the principles underlying the determination of an allegation of sham.

TYB v CAR (Non-Disclosure) (No 2) [2025] EWFC 263 (B)

DDJ David Hodson. Final hearing concerning maintenance for wife in a case with serious non-disclosure.

Book Review: Cohabitation Law and Practice Handbook (3rd Edition)

Gwynfor Evans reviews the Cohabitation Law and Practice Handbook, 3rd edition, published by Resolution and edited by Graeme Fraser, with 16 notable contributors.

Separating Better: the Free Co-Parenting App That’s About to Lose Its Funding

When a parent starts the process of ending a marriage, they have so many questions: Where will I live? Will the children be okay? Will I have enough money? Why do I feel so angry? There’s a minefield of practical considerations to pick through, and an emotional tightrope stretched across it all.

A Note on Citation

Setting out the rules that apply to the certification of judgments as citable.

The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?

It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the possible ways in which the FRC might evolve and develop in the future.

IN v CH [2025] EWFC 265 (08 July 2025)

W’s application for financial remedies. Trowell J was tasked with dividing the remaining assets of a couple who had previously enjoyed immense wealth that was significantly diminished due to the consequences of war.

Pensions and Divorce – Which Valuation Should You Use?

One issue which crops up regularly when advising parties on the division of pension rights on divorce is how pensions should be valued, and in particular whether the cash equivalent transfer value (CETV or CEV) is appropriate for this purpose.

H v W (Xydhias Agreements) [2025] EWFC 163 (B)

District Judge Field. W's application that H should show cause as to why a final order in their financial remedy proceedings should not be made to reflect a concluded agreement alleged to have been made in correspondence, subject to matters of implementation and court approval.

JT v RL & Anor [2025] EWHC 1335

Keehan J. Application by mother to enforce a contract in relation to a property purchased for her and the parties’ child.

AT v NB (Maintenance Pending Suit) [2025] EWFC 248 (B)

DDJ Mark Harrop. Judgment on wife's application for interim maintenance.

TYB v CAR (Non-Disclosure) (No 2) [2025] EWFC 263 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/263?query=2025+ewfc+263+b

JMD v SPD [2025] EWFC 154 (B)

District Judge Stephen Parker sitting in the Family Court at Birmingham. H's application for a second expert (business valuation) and W's application for continuation of an LSPO (legal services payments order).