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A Royal Pre-Nup?

By James Muir-Little - 18/11/2010 10:42 AM
Categories: Family Law

According to The Sunday Times 'Rich List', Prince William already has a fortune of £28 million. His inheritance prospects must also be regarded as substantial.

As a result of the Radmacher Judgement given by the House of Lords in October, it seems inconceivable that the Prince will not be advised to enter into an Pre-Nuptial agreement so that, in the event that the marriage were to break down, in the future, his wife’s claims would be limited to her entitlement to have her reasonable requirements met, precluding any claim to a percentage of existing or future inherited wealth. Furthermore, it may be possible to agree in advance a mechanism as to how those needs would be assessed based upon the standard of living during the marriage rather than following subsequent litigation.

Pre Nuptial Agreements, Radmacher Case

By James Muir-Little - 28/10/2010 11:18 AM
Categories: Family Law

Last week (20th October 2010) the House of Lords (Supreme Court) made a landmark decision (Radmacher v Granatino) relating to Pre Nuptial Agreements by a majority of 8 to 1.

Mr Vaughan and the ruling about first wives

By Anne Blenkinsop - 01/04/2010 04:56 PM
Categories: Family Law

Although the exact details of the Court of Appeal’s decision concerning Mr Vaughan are not yet available, the press reports suggest that this case will strike terror into the hearts of ex-husbands and second wives.

Pensions and Divorce

By Anne Blenkinsop - 02/02/2010 10:18 AM
Categories: Family Law

Equalities Minister Harriet Harman commented recently on a report by the National Equality Panel. The report found that women earn significantly less than men. Inevitably this also means that they have significantly less in the way of pension provision when they reach retirement age.

Children, Society and Divorce

By Susi Gillespie - 28/01/2010 04:33 PM
Categories: Family Law

A recent survey by The Children’s Society reports that whilst family breakup makes children unhappy in the short term, after a year, children whose parents separated were happier than children whose parents did not get on well together.

Can divorce be stopped?

By Anne Blenkinsop - 23/09/2009 02:12 PM
Categories: Family Law

Can a divorce be stopped, once the procedure has started?

One of the questions that we are sometimes asked is whether a divorce can be stopped or 'cancelled' prior to the decree being made absolute.

The answer to this question is an unconditional YES; divorce can be stopped provided that both parties agree.

If you reconcile at any stage, even after the pronouncement of the decree nisi, you can ask the Court to rescind the decree and dismiss the petition. The effect of this, from a legal point of view, is as if the petition had never been issued.

Agonising Decisions

By Anne Blenkinsop - 10/09/2009 02:43 PM
Categories: Family Law

As family lawyers people come to us at an intensely traumatic time in their lives and reveal to us their most fundamental concerns about their relationship, their children's futures and their financial worries. I hope that, as well as highlighting developments in the law on this Blog, by discussing, in very general terms, some of the concerns that we are asked about from time to time, it will be reassuring to anyone reading to realise that many of their concerns are shared by others in the same situation.

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