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How the Courts Calculate Reasonable Immediate Needs in Maintenance Pending Suit Cases
If you have separated from your matrimonial partner and are waiting for your divorce proceedings to finalise, you can apply for interim financial support to help you get by during this period. This is called a Maintenance Pending Suit and involves…
Nuptial Agreements,Divorce & Separation
Covid: Pandemic pet boom prompts ‘pet-nup’ advice
Given working dynamics have changed due to the pandemic with more people working from home, looking after a pet has never been easier. So, are ‘pet-nups’ the new thing? Statistically, there has been a rise in pets with pet prices also increased…
The Enforceability of Recitals in Family law Consent Orders. Has anything changed since the case BSA v NVT?
The case of BSA v NVT [2020] EWHC 2906 (Fam) has sought to address enforceability issues surrounding recitals as part of a consent order made in financial remedy proceedings (family law financial orders made on divorce). The judgment brings…
Nuptial Agreements,Cohabitation
Civil Partnership vs Marriage: Which is right for you?
A civil partnership is a legal relationship entered into by two people which is registered and provides couples with the same legal rights and duties that they would have in a lawful marriage. Civil partnerships may offer couples a modern…
Latest News,Divorce & Separation
BREAKING NEWS: Changes to divorce law will come into force on 6 April 2022
It has been announced today by ministers that the long-awaited Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 will come into force on 6 April 2022. Significantly, this means that couples can file for a ‘no-fault divorce,’ so it will be possible to…
Framing Britney Spears – What does a Conservatorship look like in the UK?
Kat Jayne 2017
As a major legal topic under public scrutiny right now,…
Blanchards Law featured in local newspaper
Blanchards has been featured in the Henley Standard to mark our office move onto Market Place. The article describes the new office, our services and the journey Punam Denley has been on to make Blanchards Law the success it is now. “Family law is…
Latest News,Divorce & Separation,International Family Law
Brexit and Divorce – where are we now?
We are still awaiting further information and guidance as to the impact that Brexit and leaving the EU will have on divorce cases. What we do know is that, as you start divorce proceedings in 2021, new rules will apply. We have noted that the…
Lockdown – what does it mean for childcare arrangements?
On 4 January 2021, the government announced that another national lockdown was necessary to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, with people only being allowed to leave their homes for limited purposes and where absolutely necessary to include the…
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