FRJ stage

Delay

Mary-Jane Grace and Ian Douglas Grace [2025] EWFC 37 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/37 HHJ Farquhar. Straightforward financial remedy proceedings continued an additional 2½ years after the agreement at the FDR. Significant litigation misconduct, far beyond acceptable standards, resulting in striking delay and wasted costs orders; criticism also of conduct of W’s solicitor. The

QW v GH [2025] EWFC 19 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/19 DJ Worthley. Final hearing in a financial relief claim brought by W 8 years after the parties separated. Introduction W (48) and H (52) separated in February 2015 after 22 years of marriage and four children together. The final divorce order

RN v TT [2024] EWFC 264 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/264 HHJ Hess. Facts W (51) and H (49) cohabited in a flat in W’s sole name from late 2003 and married in 2004. W was a GP. H was an occasional painter and decorator but had not worked for many

Williams v Williams [2024] EWHC 733 (Fam)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/733 Sir Andrew McFarlane P. Erroneous application for a final order of divorce made by the solicitors for the applicant wife, in absence of the instruction or authority of their client. Background The parties were married for 22 years. W applied for

JN v GN [2023] EWFC 244

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/244.html DJ Hatvany. The parties were married for 23 years, having separated in 2013. W was 60 and H was 62. They had one adult child. W continued to reside in the family home following separation. H was cohabiting with

HAT v LAT [2023] EWFC 162

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/162.html Peel J. Application by W for MPS and LSPO where the parties had entered into and implemented a Deed of Separation (‘the Deed’) 30 years ago. The Deed had not been converted into a court order. The parties were

AFW v RFH [2023] EWFC 119

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/119.html Recorder Laura Moys. Enforcement of order for sale and PSO. H found to have breached several provisions of FR order. He refused to cooperate in the sale of the FMH, in which H was still living, despite W having