Britain’s most senior female judge is calling for ‘no blame divorces’. Baroness Hale of Richmond is seeking to reduce the anguish many couples experience during a bitter breakup with an…
Category Archives: Family Law & Mediation
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (Laspo) has now received Royal Assent which means that in April 2013 the Government can press on with the biggest cutbacks…
The Government have announced that the official definition of domestic violence is to be changed from March to include psychological abuse for the first time. Though the change will help…
Strengthening shared parenting after divorce and speeding up care and adoption cases are among ‘ambitious and system-wide’ reforms outlined by the government recently to improve the family justice system. Responding…
At Carr & Co we encourage couples who are considering separating to try and resolve the financial aspects of the Divorce with open and frank negotiations either between themselves, at…
High Court Divorce Case dismissed a Post-Nuptial Agreement as it is ‘grossly unfair’. Mr Justice Mostyn in the High Court in Kremen v Agrest (No.11) (Financial Remedy: Non-Disclosure: Post-Nuptial Agreement)…
Further to the news last week that Divorce rates are on the increase, a recent report published by the Office of National Statistics show that less than half of the…
Experts are suggesting that the recession is to blame for a rise in Divorces for the first time since 2003. The Office of National Statistics has published figures yesterday which…
It has been documented in a recent press article that Divorces are on the rise for the over 50’s, a trend that is only going to raise over time as…
Towards the end of September it was announced by the coalition government that they would not be proceeding with proposed reforms of cohabitation law. The Law Commission had in its…