checking your Marriage certificate
Always check your certificate after the ceremony. Is the date right? Are all names spelt correctly? If you do not and then you divorce the process of correcting it can be long and normally both of you will need to →
What is Form A?
If you ask the court to resolve the finances on a divorce it is literally the case of ABC. The application form is called Form A in most cases. Form B is used only occasionally and applies to special circumstances. →
The friendly face of collaborative law
Collaborative Family Law North East has just launched its brand new website. It is colourful and informative. Plus you can see what we look like and despite the fact that the picture was taken on a cold windy January afternoon; we are →
can they just take my children to live abroad?
You cannot just do this without the consent of the other parent or an order of the court. If you just take them you may be prosecuted for abducting them, also the children are likely to be ordered to return →
Cautionary tale – lack of planning permission
In a recent case a man and his wife built a large mock castle like home on their land. They deliberately did not apply for planning permission, but instead hid their home from view with a 40 foot pile of →
Child tax credit cannot be split between separated parents
The Supreme Court ( previously known as the House of Lords) has decided that Child tax credit should be paid to the parent who has main responsibility for the child if the parents are separated. This will normally be the →
How much is the statutory legacy?
If you die without a will, the state decides what happens. If you have children your spouse / civil partner receives a lump sum of £250,000 of your property that would have passed under your will provided they survive you by at →
Pre Conception Agreements
There have been a number of cases involving children conceived for same sex couples in a Civil Partnership with the child being the biological child of one of the Civil Partners. It is recommended that considerable thought is given pre →
No More Swearing Required
As from 6th April 2012. Statements in Support of a Divorce Petition replace Affidavits in Support. Affidavits were sworn on the bible or affirmed. Statements contain a statement that the contents of the document are true. Form E Financial Statement →
1st Civil Partnership appeal decision
The court has just decided on an appeal following an 11 year relationship including 2 years civil partnership- of which they lived together 7 months . It used the same factors as apply on a divorce to decide what was a fair →
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