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Does Johnny Depp hold trump card in abuse allegations?
Posted by Simon Bassett, Partner
Johnny Depp is to sue his ex-wife Amber Heard for $50m (£38m) claiming her allegations of abuse are an ‘elaborate hoax’ as he seeks to restore his reputation. Solicitor Charlotte Ebbutt looks at this case in more detail.
Posted by Thinking of a fresh start? – How will divorce shape your financial future?
Posted by Simon Bassett, Partner
“During our marriage, I’ve worked part-time while looking after our children so my pension savings are much smaller than my partners. I’ve heard that women are entitled to a share of their husband’s pension on divorce. Is this true?”
Withy King solicitor makes legal aid awards shortlist
Posted by Rebecca Stevens, Partner
Family lawyer Rebecca Stevens, who was praised by the President of the Family Law Division after doing more than 100 hours unpaid work for a father who didn’t qualify for legal aid funding, has been named a finalist in the …
The courts preference for dividing assets equally when business assets are involved
Posted by Richard Ellis, Partner
A recent decision in SK v TK [2013] EWHC 384 has confirmed the view that the courts will seek to ensure that assets are divided equally unless there are truly exceptional circumstances.
Mental capacity and financial consent orders in divorce
Posted by Richard Ellis, Partner
How valid is a financial consent order if one party lacked mental capacity at the time it was signed?
The price of porkies: How atrociously people can behave when involved in an acrimonious divorce
Posted by Jon Toogood, Consultant
A recent ‘big money’ case illustrates the absurd length that people will sometimes go to when involved in an acrimonious divorce.
How the Family Courts divide family assets
Posted by Jon Toogood, Consultant
The case of Mr and Mrs Tattersall illustrates the approach that the Family Courts will apply in distributing relatively modest matrimonial assets (£280,000 of capital and pensions), where the mother has had to reduce her working hours and the father has also sought to do so, justifying this by saying he needed to spend time looking after his daughter at weekends.