It is becoming more and more common for couples to live together and start a family without getting married or entering into a civil partnership. Until the law catches up in this area, cohabiting couples need to be aware of their limited legal rights.

Judgement has now been handed down in the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (‘the Act’) case of Sargeant v Sargeant & Anor [2018] EWHC 8 (Ch).

Join Peter Lowe, Senior Partner and Lucy Compton, Senior Paralegal in our Family team at Wright Hassall as they go back to basics and discuss the divorce process from start to finish.

In 2018 Pauline Lomax issued proceedings for reasonable financial provision from the estate of her late husband under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

Join Peter Lowe, Senior Partner and Lucy Compton, Senior Paralegal in our Family team at Wright Hassall as they discuss a few recent reports highlighting concerns around divorce as well as some shocking statistics they have uncovered.

If you have worked hard all your life to build a business, it is entirely reasonable to want to ensure that you and your family keep your hard-earned gains when you eventually sell.

Court cases involving family trusts might be presumed to be rather dry. Not so. Many family-related disputes involve an unavoidable amount of dirty linen being washed in public as each side seeks to gain the advantage. In Marcus v Marcus, a new level of intimate detail was revealed as the court had to consider if the alleged illegitimacy one of the parties precluded them from benefiting from a Settlement Trust.

The ‘nesting’ divorce trend has recently resurged in popularity. Also sometimes referred to as ‘bird nesting’, this method after divorce or separation enables the child(ren) to remain living in the family home with each parent alternating staying in the property for their agreed part of the co-parenting schedule.

This podcast is part of our Family Law Series in which we will be guiding you through the treatment of pensions on divorce and sharing practical information to help you understand your options and the process involved.

A person making an application for financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“the Act”) should first consider the value of the deceased’s net estate.