Divorce & separation

Negotiating a financial settlement in which your spouse lives and works abroad

Joanna is acting for a client in ongoing divorce and financial proceedings. While our client is based in the UK, their spouse lives and works abroad.

Instructing experts in relation to pensions and foreign assets on divorce

Anna has been acting for a client in financial proceedings. The client is financially vulnerable, having predominantly been reliant on their spouse’s financial support during the marriage.

Dealing with foreign assets on divorce

Anna acted for a client with regard to their financial proceedings. The client had multiple assets outside of the UK. During proceedings, the value of these assets and various foreign liabilities were contested.

Future valuation of companies and pensions on divorce

Desmond acted for a client in divorce and financial proceedings through collaborative law. The case involved multiple pensions and a shareholding in a company which was likely to increase by several millions of pounds in the future.

Transfer of money during a divorce and the involvement of international companies

Desmond acted for a client in divorce and financial proceedings. The parties’ family home was put up for sale shortly after the parties separated and a buyer was found.

A divorce, financial and child proceedings

Joanna Pratt acted for a husband with regard to divorce, financial and children proceedings.

How do I cope with a later-life break-up?

Bill and Melinda Gates are to divorce following 27 years of marriage. They announced that after three children and having established a successful foundation that they “no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. 

Best practice in family cases

Harry Golding outlines best practice when it comes to family law.

What are Deeds of Separation and when might I need one?

A separation agreement is a document that you can make when you want to stop living together as a couple. They can be used by married or unmarried couples, as Anna Woodhoo explains in this article.

Good Divorce Week: Top Tips from a Family Lawyer for a Smoother Separation

Today is the start of Resolution’s Good Divorce Week. In this article, Helen Waite outlines key ways to help keep the divorce process as smooth as possible.

Latest figures on divorce rates in England and Wales

The Office for National Statistics has issued the latest figures on divorce in England and Wales. Harry Golding from our family team explores the findings here

Divorcing – Why you should make a will

If you and your spouse decide to separate and/or commence divorce proceedings, it is always advisable to consider making a will.

Agreeing arrangements for children following separation

On 22 April 2014, child arrangement orders came into force. These orders specify who a child will “live with” and who a child “will spend time with”.

Commentary on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill as it heads for Royal Assent

Commentary on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill as it progresses through Parliament

Sarah Keily, partner in our family team, offers her insight.

COVID-19 and remote mediation

Whilst it has for years been possible to deal with the divorce paperwork online, the procedure for dealing with financial and children issues has historically required both parties to attend hearings.

Child Maintenance and coronavirus – What are the implications?

Grandparents and their grandchildren

Grandparents often have a special relationship with their grandchildren, but when relationships break down the unfortunate reality is that grandparents do not have any automatic right to see their grandchildren. 

Keeping Divorce Out Of Court: Why Mediation Matters

Kirstie Law recently shared her thoughts on mediation with Wealth & Finance magazine

How to protect your interest in a business during a divorce

Despite the best intentions of the spouses and their legal representatives, divorce is often a traumatic and difficult process. Divorce proceedings are frequently complicated and protracted and the animosity between the parties will often increase where there is a family business.

What happens when an ex-spouse does not abide by the terms of a settlement?

Over recent weeks there has been some surprise in the world of family law at the decision made by banker Kerim Derhalli to pursue his former wife - Jayne Richardson Derhalli - for ‘back rent’ in relation to her occupation of the former £6 million matrimonial home in London, and maybe slightly more surprise at the fact the application has so far been successful.

What happens to a family business in divorce?

We look at some of the ways in which the courts in England and Wales approach the family business within divorce proceedings.

Enforcement of financial orders within divorce proceedings

Family lawyers are feeling more positive that the Government is going to revisit the ways in which financial orders within divorce proceedings can be enforced. If amendments are made, it will make it more difficult for obstinate spouses to avoid meeting their obligations. 

Ending the ‘Blame Game’ – The Need for Divorce Reform?

Giggs drop bid to gag reporters

Partner, Kirstie Law from our family team speaks to The Times and comments on the privacy of Ryan Giggs' divorce.

FAQ: Family

Reflections on a business owner’s sale of company shares to fund a divorce

Joanna Pratt, Partner in our family department speaks to global wealth management reporter WeathBriefing and discusses a case in which a business owner sold a large block of shares in a company to fund a divorce settlement.

Wealth preservation

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