Family Law Blog
Comment on divorce & family law
By Kate Brooks, on Wednesday March 29, 2017 at 11:40 am
Divorce itself is quite simple from a legal point of view. It’s not often that we have lengthy proceedings about whether our country has jurisdiction to deal with a divorce, particularly when both the husband and wife have lived and worked in England for over 20 years and raised their…
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By Andrew Woolley, on Friday March 17, 2017 at 10:01 am
Our mantra at Woolley & Co – and among many responsible family law specialists – is to make your divorce as amicable as possible. We know this is easier said than done. Divorce is a horrible thing for any family and emotions will be running high. The divorce system in…
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By Davina Warrington, on Thursday March 9, 2017 at 10:05 am
There does appear to have been a spate of high profile divorce battles in the news recently. The one that has really caught my eye this week is that involving Margie Hanley and estranged husband Michael, and their “titanic” struggle over a holiday home in rural Ireland. The Irish couple,…
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By Ian Giddings, on Wednesday March 8, 2017 at 9:59 am
Some years ago, I was told about a case another family solicitor had been involved with. After lengthy court proceedings regarding a divorcing couple’s financial matters the parties had finally been able to resolve their differences and a consent order had been agreed at court. Thinking everything was resolved she…
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By Alison Ratchford, on Wednesday January 11, 2017 at 9:58 am
The start of a New Year historically sees an influx of new clients making contact with us family lawyers to start off the divorce process. One of the first steps for a lawyer is discuss and consider the reasons for the relationship breakdown so that the necessary paperwork can be…
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By Michelle Brammer, on Wednesday January 4, 2017 at 10:34 am
As divorce lawyers, we deal with people at a tough time in their life. I’m always on the lookout for advice that will help make a divorce better for all parties involved and whilst listening to an interesting piece on the radio the other day I starting thinking about the…
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By Davina Warrington, on Wednesday November 9, 2016 at 9:17 am
Comedian David Walliams and his ex-wife Lara Stone should be applauded for finally reaching a financial settlement after their divorce. Despite their separation being finalised a year ago, they continued to disagree on the settlement forcing the case into the courts and the spotlight of public scrutiny. However, this week,…
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By Sian Winter, on Wednesday November 2, 2016 at 1:45 pm
In the wake of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s split — which was reportedly fuelled by disagreement over differing parenting styles – I wonder to what extent this was a key factor in the breakdown of the relationship, or whether it is only now becoming a major issue as a…
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By Woolley & Co, on Tuesday October 25, 2016 at 9:29 am
In light of the recent so called Turing pardons I wonder whether the Government will look again at another arcane element of our legal system, divorce law? I read with delight that the Government has announced there shall be pardons, including posthumously, for conviction over consensual same-sex relationships before homosexuality…
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By Karen Agnew-Griffith, on Thursday October 6, 2016 at 9:49 am
When people are asked what matters to them, the majority say, again and again, their family, and their children most of all. And yet in the face of a failed marriage it is often that most precious child or children that pay the price of the parents feeling that the…
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By Rebecca Franklin, on Thursday September 22, 2016 at 4:41 pm
This blog was written prior to a change in divorce law in April 2022 which introduced no fault divorce in England and Wales. You would have to live on the moon to have missed the news that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have parted company, allegedly as a result of…
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By Claudette Jaggard-Inglis, on Wednesday September 21, 2016 at 1:09 pm
When I take a call from someone who is separating or getting a divorce one of the first concerns they have is does it matter that the family home is not jointly owned? Women in particular, who may not have had much involvement in the marital finances, can feel quite…
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