What happens if I get remarried without sorting out the finances in my divorce? It is really important to reach an agreement about dividing your assets if you are going through a divorce or dissolving your civil partnership. Even if neither you nor your ex-spouse or ex-civil partner have any significant assets, the agreement needs
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 – Update Each year, there are 2.3 million victims of domestic abuse aged between 16 and 74 and two-thirds of this figure are women. In order to provide greater protection to those who have experienced domestic violence, provisions of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (the “Act”) will come into force this
No-fault divorce to come into force in 2022 On 25 June 2020, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill received Royal Assent and became the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (the “Act”). The Act will come into force on 6 April 2022. The new law will allow you to apply for a divorce or dissolution
If you have gone through a divorce, dissolved your civil partnership, or separated from your partner and it was difficult to agree the contact arrangements for your children with the other parent, you may have had to apply to the court for a child arrangements order (the “Order”) to set out who your children will
If you are separating from your partner, spouse, or civil partner and you have children together, it is very important to consider the arrangements for contact with your children as soon as possible after your separation. If you are unable to reach an agreement having tried a method of alternative dispute resolution such as mediation
If you are divorcing your spouse, dissolving your civil partnership or separating from your partner, part of this process will be to agree the division of your assets and/or arrangements for your children. These issues can be agreed between you, you can instruct solicitors to enter into negotiations on your behalf, or as a last
If you separate from your child’s parent, it may not be possible to reach an agreement about the contact arrangements and you may need to apply to the court for a child arrangements order, where the court will consider the circumstances and decide the frequency and type of contact with each parent. The Children and
Have you recently inherited and plan to change your share of inheritance by giving it to family, friends, or donating to charity? Do you wish to share part of your inheritance with others? If so, you should consider a ‘Deed of Variation’. A Deed of Variation is used for a number of reasons including tax
Once you have decided to divorce your spouse or dissolve your civil partnership, you will need to agree the division of your financial assets. This agreement is incorporated into a consent order, which is a formal document approved by the court and once approved, it is a “sealed order” which is legally binding. The sealed
When you apply to the court to decide how your assets should be divided between the parties as part of your divorce, known as financial remedy proceedings, the court considers a wide range of factors contained in section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (“MCA 1973”). In the case of Rothschild v De Souza
Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”) documents allow you, as the Donor, to appoint people that you trust to look after your affairs and make decisions on your behalf when you are no longer able to or no longer wish to do so. There are two types of Lasting Powers of Attorney: 1 Property and
As a landlord you will naturally be keen to ensure that your tenant pays the rent and any other costs on time and that, if not, there is a legal mechanism to recover those costs as easily as possible. This can be achieved by a number of different means: Rent Deposit The most common method
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) regulations were introduced in March 2015 and have their root in a range of energy efficiency policies which included the Green Deal. The current range of Energy Performance Certificate efficiency ratings span from A to G where A is the best and G the worst. In 2015 the government
Leases often contain provision for a break clause by either the tenant or the landlord or both of them. This permits the lease to be brought to an end early (determined) and can be based either on the occurrence of a specific event or at specified times during the term of the lease. Depending on
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