Family

Articles

30 Jan 2012

Safety net

With the cohabitant population set to grow further and no change in the law in sight, Therese Nichols reviews the advice lawyers should give to unmarried couples

19 Dec 2011

High stakes

Sandra Davis argues that our discretionary system of matrimonial finance is fairer than the alternatives

12 Dec 2011

Divorce update

Austin Chessell offers practical tips on how to resolve Christmas holiday contact through mediation, and considers the first prenuptial agreement case after Radmacher

10 Dec 2011

Split decision

The ruling in Jones v Kernott provides some clarity but far from shuts the door to future cohabitation disputes

30 Nov 2011

Norgrove's family justice service not necessary, Lord Justice Wall says

Lord Justice Wall, president of the Family Division, has said that a new family justice service, a central recommendation of the Norgrove review, is neither practical nor necessary.

14 Nov 2011

Lady Hale lays down new rules for cohabitation disputes

New five-point test asks courts to look for evidence of intention or 'fair share'

14 Nov 2011

Fair and loathing

The ruling in Jones v Kernott indicates the court will take greater account of what it considers 'fair' in cohabitation disputes, but will it bring about substantial change or will campaigners have to wait for legislation to reform the law? Adam Colenso considers the likely impact of the decision, while Richard Power, who represented Patricia Jones in the case, gives the inside view

9 Nov 2011

Supreme Court awards female cohabitee 90 per cent of home's value

The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal by a former cohabitee that she should get 90 per cent of the former couple's home, restoring the trial judge's decision to depart from the traditional assumption that interest in the property should be split 50-50.