When are assets not divided equally on divorce?
The starting point for dividing finances on divorce is 50:50 – but when is this not the case? A high-profile divorce usually gets a good amount of media coverage and although the numbers involved are...
View ArticleI want a divorce – what happens now?
Swain & Co. Divorce lawyer, Nicola Whitley, explains what you can expect once you make the decision that you want to end your marriage. New Year brings new beginnings, and is typically busier a...
View ArticleHousehusband discriminated against by divorce court
A husband who has stayed at home whilst his wife worked in a high earning job, has arguably been discriminated against by the High Court in a high profile divorce ruling. The court acknowledged that...
View ArticleNew Centres for Divorce – what are the changes?
This year, there will be changes to how divorce proceedings are processed by the Courts. You will no longer issue your divorce petition at your local court and will instead use a new designated divorce...
View ArticleCourt fees rise – divorce unaffected
The Ministry of Justice has announced some controversial changes to Court fees to take effect from April 2015. Despite these changes to court fees, which pay for the Court’s administration costs,...
View ArticleHusband-to-be collapses : Bride marries guest
A husband-to-be was about to put a garland around his bride when he collapsed, having an epileptic seizure. As he was taken to hospital, the bride chose a man from her brother-in-law’s family to take...
View ArticleLooking after trees is no reason not to work – says Judge
A woman has been told by a Judge to “get a job” and that she cannot be expected to be maintained by her former-husband any longer. The couple divorced in 2008 and as part of the financial settlement,...
View ArticleThe truth about women’s financial abuse
The recent report titled Unequal, Trapped and Controlled by Women’s Aid in association with TUC highlights the misery and hidden figures for women who have been financially abused. Financial abuse is...
View ArticleDivorce is not the end of the matter – financial claim 27 years on
It is a common misconception that getting divorced ends your involvement with your ex forever. Nicola Whitley, specialist family Solicitor, looks at the reality of divorce. When parties divorce, they...
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Swain & Co Solicitors ran an internal raffle for staff to raise money to...
A19 is a youth group that supports children and young people from the age of 9-16 who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence or abuse. A19 meets every week on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:30....
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Isle of Wight, Gosport and Worthing in top ten areas that see the most divorces
One piece of advice you may never hear on your wedding day is “Don’t live by the sea”, however, new data has shown that the top ten hotspots for divorces are all located by the sea. The Isle of Wight,...
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Man given prison sentence for failing to pay divorce settlement
An oil trader has been given a 21 month prison sentence for failing to pay millions of pounds to his ex-wife which was agreed in the divorce settlement. Wade Cherwayko, former chief executive of Mart...
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Gender inequality causing women to divorce
Researchers have found that women are more likely to divorce their husbands because of gender equality. The research was led by Michael Rosenfeld, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford...
View ArticlePrenup upheld again
Prenuptial agreements ” prenup ” are growing in popularity and recently the family court* has reinforced the view that they should be upheld. There is no specific law saying that a prenup should be...
View ArticleDivorce court fee to increase
The Government has announced that it is going to increase the issue fee for divorce proceedings. This is the cost of starting divorce proceedings. The fee is currently £410 but it is now likely to...
View ArticleFailure to pay ex-wife leads to prison sentence
The Family Court sentenced a husband to four weeks’ imprisonment for failure to pay money due to his wife following court proceedings. The wife had to prove that the husband had the means to pay the...
View Article4 reasons why you should get a financial order now
When parties separate, it usually follows that their finances need to be redistributed. There is usually a house, pension or some savings, or claims for maintenance. Why should you get a financial...
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Court forms cause chaos
It has been reported in the media that the forms on the Court Service website could have caused many divorcing couples to receive unfair outcomes in their cases. The Court Service provides access to...
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Clarity on law on internal relocation
The Court of Appeal has clarified the law on internal relocation of a child in a recent case*. Internal relocation is where one parent wants to move to another part of the UK with their child and the...
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Is hard work enough to claim more on divorce?
In divorce proceedings, one of the decisions to make is how to divide the assets belonging to the parties. Can one party claim more because they worked hard to earn all the money? In a recent case*,...
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