Family

Articles

29 Jan 2014

Magnetic factor: the power of arbitration in family proceedings

A judgment by the president of the family division has provided much-needed guidance for practitioners on the courts' approach to arbitral awards, says Mena Ruparel

21 Jan 2014

Pre-nups are not inherently unfair

They may not prevent acrimonious divorces but pre-nups give future spouses the opportunity to think through some of the likely issues, argues Julia Thackray

20 Jan 2014

Do the right thing

Second marriages and step-children can cause estate-planning dilemmas, so how can you convince your client not to let their heart rule their head, asks Fay Copeland

20 Jan 2014

Therapy, not mediation, can help warring couples

Instead of blindly pushing divorcing couples towards mediation, the government should consider making more resources available for counselling, says Marilyn Stowe

15 Jan 2014

Courts must approve family arbitration awards except in 'rarest of cases'

President of family division calls for streamlined process to be introduced

15 Jan 2014

Terms are the same however we sugar coat them

Solicitors and law practitioners learn through experience what trigger words to avoid, or at least to be careful with, when dealing with anxious and sometimes volatile clients.

19 Dec 2013

Breaking up is hard to do

When couples are divorcing and splitting their complex pensions, solicitors and financial advisers should be getting together, says Steve Rees

12 Dec 2013

Children law update

How 'extreme' must the circumstances be to justify adoption rather than long-term ?foster care, asks Noel Arnold as he reviews the Supreme Court's ruling in Re B and subsequent cases