Parental Conflict
August 12, 2015Children – Contact – Parental Conflict In the case of K v D (Parental Conflict), the Court considered a case involving serious parental conflict. The parents were both very young […]
Children – Contact – Parental Conflict In the case of K v D (Parental Conflict), the Court considered a case involving serious parental conflict. The parents were both very young […]
Simplified forms were introduced for both Financial and Property Affairs and Health and Welfare Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) from 1st July 2015. The new forms and provisions arise through […]
Acquisition of Parental Responsibility by Unmarried Fathers What is Parental Responsibility? Parental Responsibility means having all the rights, duties, powers, responsibility and authority that, by law, a parent has in […]
Living together (cohabiting) does not give you the same rights as married couples or civil partners in respect of the property you are living in. The “common law” wife or […]
Replacing the bank of Mum and Dad! The Government’s Help to Buy Scheme claims it is now becoming the way first time buyers are getting on the property ladder, without […]
Divorce and Finances The meaning of financial needs (income) What principles will the court follow when considering an application for spousal maintenance? SS v NS (Spousal Maintenance) [2014] EWHC 4183 […]
Lasting Powers of Attorney documents allow the Donor of the Power to place restrictions on his Attorneys as to both when and how the Lasting Power of Attorney can be […]
In the recent case of King v The Chiltern Dog Rescue and another, the Courts re-considered the requirements for a valid ‘gift in contemplation of death’ to be made and […]
What are the consequences? In the latest ‘Is it legal?’ article in ETC magazine, Hart Reade’s legal experts explain the consequences of gifting a house to your children. Please click […]
Following a consultation carried out by the Ministry of Justice last year, new legislation has been proposed which would give relatives of missing persons new powers to manage their affairs. […]
Separation Agreements upheld in Divorce Proceedings In the case of Hopkins V Hopkins, the Wife argued that the post nuptial agreement should not be taken into account. In this case […]
In the case of Critchell v. Critchell the Judge considered whether the Husband’s inheritance invalidated the terms of the Consent Order, given it had been received so soon after it […]
