FRJ stage

Remarriage

MS v FS (No. 3) [2023] EWFC 245 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2023/245 DDJ Mehta. This was a final hearing in a financial remedy application by H where arguments surrounding jurisdiction following remarriage, and conduct, were raised. The parties were 53 (H) and 43 (W) years old. They were married for eight years. The

Remarriage: Avoiding the Elephant Trap

Remarriage: Avoiding the Elephant Trap

This article is a practical guide to the legal consequences of a second (/third/fourth/fifth, etc) marriage, to assist when advising clients how to avoid falling into the ‘elephant trap’ of premature remarriage – a term coined by the late Singer J. It can be a messy topic, and it