In financial remedy proceedings, the starting point in respect of costs is that each party bears their own legal costs and is not required to contribute to the other party’s costs. However, this may not be the case if one party does not co-operate with negotiations in an effort to agree a financial settlement. In

Each party has a duty to provide to the other party full, frank and clear disclosure of facts, information and documents as part of financial remedy proceedings, to enable the parties to negotiate and try to reach an agreement. When the parties reach the final hearing in financial remedy proceedings, the judge will be making

If you are separating from your spouse, civil partner or partner and you are encountering some difficulties when trying to reach an agreement, you may decide to try mediation as a way to resolve your issues without resorting to court proceedings. Both you and the other person will separately have an initial meeting with a

Child arrangements orders When you are going through a divorce, separation, or your civil partnership is coming to an end, it may be difficult to agree the arrangements for your children to have contact with each parent. If you are unable to agree, you may need to make an application to the court for a