Consent Orders in Divorce: What They Are, How Long They Take and What They Cost
A Family Lawyer’s Guide About the AuthorCharlotte LanningSenior Associate Solicitor, Edwards Family Law Chambers Associate to Watch (Family, 2024 and 2025)Legal 500 […]
Spousal Maintenance: A Complete Guide
A Family Lawyer’s Guide to Spousal Maintenance on Divorce About the AuthorCharlotte LanningSenior Associate Solicitor, Edwards Family Law Chambers Associate to Watch […]
Divorce Day: New Year, New Beginnings?
The media have coined the term “Divorce Day”. This is the first Monday in January and this year falls on Monday 6 […]
Divorce and Financial Settlement FAQs
At the point that two people decide to enter into marriage, they never expect that their marriage or civil partnership will end. […]
Inflation, Inflation, Inflation: What the UK’s Cost of Living Crisis Means for Spousal Maintenance
Charlotte Lanning, a specialist family lawyer and associate solicitor at Edwards Family Law, outlines the factors that determine spousal maintenance payments and […]
Not worth the paper it is written on… SC v TC and the risks of one sided nuptial agreements’
Whilst the Supreme Court decision in Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 held that weight should be given to a nuptial agreement it does not follow […]
What Happens When A Divorce Is Granted On False Pretences?
The recent Family Court case of Randhawa v Randhawa raised the interesting question of what would happen if one party to a […]
How Princess Haya’s £554m Award Confirms London’s Status As The Divorce Capital Of The World
London has long been established as the preeminent centre of the world for divorcing high-net-worth couples, in large part because law courts […]
How does the Court decide who gets what in English Divorce Financial Settlement cases
In all divorces, but especially in high-net-worth (HNW) divorces, the financial settlement is one of the most contested issues. The greater the […]
Judge Rejects Idea That Childless Spouses Are Less Committed
One of the factors set out under section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 that the Court must consider when deciding […]
Unsigned Post-Nuptial Agreement Considered But Not Determinative
In the landmark case of Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42, the Supreme Court stated that:“The Court should give effect to a nuptial […]