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Family Law Blog: Family lawyers know their stuff
Representing yourself in court in a family law case is looking increasingly appealing for some in the current climate. Changes in Legal Aid rules to slash eligibility for money to support divorce cases is one big reason on the face of it. Another is along similar lines but more general – in the tight economic [...]
Family Law Blog: Bankruptcy denies wife £27,500 per month maintenance
News reached me that a woman, said to be living on state benefits whilst seeking her share of her husband’s alleged £400 million fortune, has criticised the divorce system in the UK. Well, you would wouldn’t you? Michelle Young, 47, who incidentally has hired the former head of Scotland Yard’s Royal Protection Squad to oversee [...]
Family Law Blog: Marco fires warning for divorce lawyers
A warning for over-enthusiastic divorce lawyers this week. Please read slowly and carefully because it’s difficult to keep up with the twists and turns on this one. In what was billed as a test case, celebrity chef Marco Pierre-White has won a (very) public apology from his wife’s divorce lawyers. The couple are still married [...]
Family Law Blog: Comedy show highlights divorce myths
Divorce is rarely funny, so I think it is a real testament to our British sense of humour that we can find things to laugh about in separation. These days, you are as likely to hear a comedian joke about pre-nups or division of assets as tell tales about the mother in law. Listening to [...]
Men and women: opposites in marriage and all other things
How do you keep a relationship exciting and fulfilling? If I could answer that question, I would be very comfortably off indeed and probably writing this on my own island, sipping a glass of wine from my own French vineyard. I don’t know how many times I have spoken to a man or woman going [...]
Family Law Blog: Pets, divorce and fostering
RSPCA launched a campaign last week called PetRetreat. It’s a fostering service for pets effectively. A network of fosterers can look after a person’s cats, dogs or whatever, so that they can escape domestic violence. Once they are settled in a new life, they can claim back their pet. The move came because some victims [...]
Will families bear Budget brunt?
I always watch the Budget with interest. The pantomime that goes with it is often as entertaining as any comedy programme you’ll see on television. There are villains, cheers, boos and backstabbing. It is particularly entertaining coming soon after a general election where there has been a change of the guard. The former Government is [...]
Merry Christmas
As we are not meeting tomorrow and I will not see most of you before Christmas I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous new year. See you all in a few weeks when hopefully the weather will be much better. Jane
Tax Planning Before 6 April 2010
As the end of the tax year looms it is important to check whether action should be taken to improve your tax position. The attached paper outlines some tax planning firstly for personal and family and then for business and property owners. Spring Clean Your Tax Planning Please contact me on 01584 819653 or by email here to [...]