Family

Articles

6 May 2014

What's at the top of your client's wish list?

Make sure your side is prepared for a financial remedy first directions appointment and aim to settle at the first hearing, says District Judge Julie Exton

29 Apr 2014

After initial problems are ironed out, the Family Court will be fit for purpose

April 22 marked the day that the new Family Court came into existence

26 Apr 2014

Equality should be universal

Civil partnerships could be automatically converted to marriages to allow tax relief for same-sex couples with foreign connections, says Fay Copeland

11 Apr 2014

Consciously uncoupling the relationship between solicitor and client

Detachment and focus should be at the heart of a lawyer's approach, says Marilyn Stowe

8 Apr 2014

Compulsory meetings for all: what does it mean for mediation?

'Quite a lot of respondents don't want to attend because they fail to understand the potential of what mediation can offer'

3 Apr 2014

Qualifying and quantifying marriage

Prenups will become commonplace but are best suited to high net worth couples and to those who have been married before, say Charlotte Bradley and Lauren Evans

2 Apr 2014

Practitioners and the public deserve clarity on prenups

The Law Commission's report on matrimonial property, needs and agreements was a huge anti-climax, says Judith Fitton

1 Apr 2014

60-second interview: Teresa Cullen

Fladgat';s new family specialist, Teresa Cullen, says clients are focused on what the Law Commission's matrimonial report means for them