Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
Applications for judicial separation are relatively rare in practice. It may arise where the client has strong religious and or cultural reasons for...
This Practice Note sets out the basic principles to be applied when drafting a financial consent order including the preparation and structure of the...
The basis of Duxbury calculationsA Duxbury calculation is an actuarial calculation designed to identify the capital sum required to meet a periodical...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars preventing the grant of a decree...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
A decree of nullity granted after 31 July 1971 in respect of a voidable marriage operates to annul the marriage with effect from decree absolute and...
A bigamous marriage will not be recognised in England and Wales and a polygamous marriage will not be recognised save in certain circumstances, which...
In the absence of any undertaking, the recital of an agreement will be incapable of enforcement in family proceedings if the court would not have had...
Section 2 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) provides that a person lacks capacity in relation to a matter if, at the material time, they are...
If the petitioner is dragging their heels in proceeding with their divorce petition once it has been issued, there are a number of steps that can be...
If a relationship breaks down as a result of domestic violence or a relationship ends due to the death of the sponsoring partner, there are provisions...
Alterations of, or additions to, a petition may be made by amendment and a petition may be amended by adding an additional or substituted prayer, for...
The procedural provisions relating to applications for a decree of divorce are contained within Part 7 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010),...
Whether or not a party should pay costs, and if so when and how much, is at the discretion of the judge. In principle, costs are awarded on the basis...
Divorce petition and dispensing with serviceIn some cases, the simplest and often the most cost-effective method will be for the petitioner to apply...