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Pensions on Divorce – Standard Family Order Template

Pensions on Divorce – Standard Family Order Template

This article relates to the publication of the new pension sharing order (PSO) template at paragraph number 95 in the Standard Family Orders suite. The new Standard Family Order PSO template The new clause 1. There shall be provision by way of [a] pension sharing order[s] as follows: 1.

How Private FDRs Can Be Improved

How Private FDRs Can Be Improved

"Perhaps the only certainty about an FDR indication is that the outcome at final hearing is almost bound to be different” As family lawyers, we are good at some things; less so at others. Our strong suit is thinking creatively and holistically in finding a solution to any given

Child Maintenance Top-Ups – an Update Following James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam)

Child Maintenance Top-Ups – an Update Following James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam)

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2023/844.html Introduction The quantum of child maintenance is an area of considerable contention, particularly in the context that there are now around 629,000 taxpayers earning more than £150,000. This is a 2.3 times increase since the statutory

Do Not Sign It Unless You Intend to Be Bound By Its Terms

Do Not Sign It Unless You Intend to Be Bound By Its Terms

This is often the wording we see on the front of all well drafted pre-nuptial agreements. So why do clients sign them if they intend to try wriggle out of them at the time of a divorce? In the case of MN v AN [2023] EWHC 613 (Fam) **the wife

The Trusty Trio – the Dictionaries

The Trusty Trio – the Dictionaries

It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as when ‘2 becomes 1’ (sorry, I couldn’t resist a trip down memory lane to my Spice Girl days), but the day has arrived: when two becomes three. The dictionary family has gained a third musketeer - the ‘Dictionary

There Are Two “Keeping It Out of Court” Consultations That Need Your Urgent Attention

There Are Two “Keeping It Out of Court” Consultations That Need Your Urgent Attention

I’m Jo O’Sullivan and as a non-court family law practitioner, I declare an interest. Last year I published a book called (Almost) Anything But Family Court (edited by Only Mums&Dads). This is the mantra that dominates my view of this area of law, and it’s

Déjà Vu with Public Sector Pension CEVs Being Suspended – Again

Déjà Vu with Public Sector Pension CEVs Being Suspended – Again

At the risk of sounding like Brenda from Bristol, when informed Theresa May had called a General Election, and saying, “You’re joking. Not another one,” it was only a matter of time. Those of you who have been dealing with finances on divorce for some years will know that