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Schedule 1 Remedies for the Older Child

Schedule 1 Remedies for the Older Child

HHJ Hess recently handed down a helpful decision as to jurisdiction under Schedule 1 for an adult child in J & K v L (Schedule 1: Older Children) [2021] EWFC B104. While this decision is non-binding,[[1]] the judgment offers an exceptionally lucid and helpful analysis of existing case law,

Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Cases

Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Cases

Introduction While domestic abuse is one of the issues currently at the top of the family law agenda,[[1]] it is not as prominent in financial remedy work as it is in children work and professional discussion is limited.[[2]] The absence of a practice direction for financial proceedings equivalent

Getting Blood Out of a Stone – Handling the Uncooperative Ex-Spouse

Getting Blood Out of a Stone – Handling the Uncooperative Ex-Spouse

Sadly, what follows is not an uncommon scenario. Hotly contested divorce proceedings result in an order being made that requires one spouse to make financial payments to the other over a period of months or years. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief that the worst is behind them, that they

The Origins of the Financial Remedies Court – an Insider’s View (Part 2)

The Origins of the Financial Remedies Court – an Insider’s View (Part 2)

On 29 October 2018, the President announced that, following further consultation, he had given the ‘green light’ for the pilot to start working in each of the additional eight courts I had identified: Financial Remedies Pilot extended [2018] Fam Law 1610. As he commented in his first View from the

Mltpl: A New Business Valuation Tool

Mltpl: A New Business Valuation Tool

Introduction Business valuations are often associated with high costs, long delays and, in many instances, subjective analysis and unsupported conclusions. Inevitably, questions arise as to their utility, given their inherent fragility. It does not have to be this way. Mltpl is a new automated business valuation software that uses cutting

Dodgy Digital Documents: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?

Dodgy Digital Documents: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?

In the sun-kissed, halcyon days of late 2019 when Brexit had not yet taken effect and a corona was a halo of gas seen around the sun during an eclipse, a fevered discussion was taking place on Twitter between family lawyers regarding the increasing frequency with which we were seeing

Security for Costs in Family Proceedings

Security for Costs in Family Proceedings

In MG v AR [2021] EWHC 3063 (Fam), Mostyn J made an order providing security for costs. Such orders are more frequently made in civil proceedings, where ‘costs follow the event’ and costs orders are made in favour of the successful party. An application for security for costs is an