Top 10: Family Law Myths, Misconceptions and Legends
I have worked in Family Law for over 10 years and over the years I have advised thousands of clients and been asked a million questions, but all too often the same urban legends and myths rear their heads. I have…
It will now be easier for Catholics to remarry
The Vatican announced on 9 September 2015 reforms to obtaining an annulment for divorced Catholics. As a solicitor I have frequently come across misunderstanding as to what constitutes an annulment. If a legal marriage…
"Life Is Short Have An Affair" And Spend The Rest Of Your Life Regretting It!!
The Ashley Madison website hacking is a telling warning for those spouses seeking gratification outside their marriage. Of the 37 million named and shamed on the site, 1.2 million of those are from the UK. The great…
A Fuss Over Nothing
Those of you of a certain age (myself included) will remember the phrase as to last week's headlines being tomorrow's fish and chip paper. Well health and safety has put pay to that! The headlines which have particularly…
Warning Divorcee's: Ear Marking Pension Order © 1996-2001
If you were divorced in England and Wales between 1996 and 2001, and you took a share of your ex-spouses pension under the divorce settlement as an Earmarking Order, then you could find you are at risk of falling…
Big Brother is always watching
When George Orwell wrote 1984, I doubt he could have envisaged a world where every step one takes is not so much monitored by the state, but updated, tweeted, Facebooked or Snap Chatted around the world for all…
Is Another Bite Of The Cherry Around The Corner For You?
Just when you thought you had finally got rid of the ex, you may have just been treading water! If you divorced without obtaining a financial clean break order, you could be at risk of future claims against your…
Wake Smith Appoint New Family Law Solicitor and Mediator
Wake Smith have appointed Alison Gaddes, family solicitor and mediator to join their Family Team at their Campo Lane office in Sheffield city centre. Alison has a wealth of knowledge in the area of family law, having…
Sexing Up Ambridge
Up Ambridge way. There was a minor media storm earlier in the month as to the BBC being told not to turn the Archers into a rural East Enders. I do not listen to The Archers and so this was somewhat of a non-event…
The Case Of The 180 Irregular Divorces
One would imagine the title to be straight out of a Sherlock Holmes story, but this is not a piece of fiction. As anyone who has been involved in court proceedings issued since October 2014 will be aware, divorces…