Family Law Solicitor Michele Noy clarifies the shared custody position during Covid-19. Despite some initial confusion the Government has made clear that children of parents who are separated can move between households during the coronavirus restrictions. However, parents should be mindful of their own particular circumstances
Husband wins appeal against divorce payments to former wife
A husband has won his appeal against financial remedy orders involving payments to his former wife after the court proceedings were held to be unfair. The case involved a husband and wife who had been financially supported by the husband’s extended family. After their divorce they became estranged from the family. The husband moved to Pakistan and did not attend the financial remedy hearings in the divorce proceedings. His attendance …Read More
Husband committed to prison for failing to pay child maintenance
A judge was justified in committing a husband to prison for six weeks for breaching the child maintenance requirements set out in a divorce settlement. That was the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of a couple who had divorced in 2013. The consent order provided for the couple’s properties in Monaco and Moscow to be transferred to the wife, with another property in Paris being held …Read More
Woman wins appeal over contact arrangements with her niece
A woman has established her legal right to have contact with her niece who lives abroad with her father. The court heard that the girl’s mother, who was English, had met the father while visiting Corfu. She moved there to live with him and they were married. The girl was born in 2007. The marriage failed and, in January 2008, the mother and daughter moved to England to live in …Read More
Divorce rate at lowest level for 40 years as cohabitation increases
The divorce rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1975, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. Just over 130,000 couples divorced
Mother loses appeal over her son living with his father
A mother has lost her appeal against a court ruling that her son should live with his father. The case involved a couple who had separated on bad terms
Mother wins the right to keep her son in the UK
A mother has won the right to keep her son in the UK after the father took legal action to take him to Australia. The case involved a couple who met and formed a long distance relationship in 2011. They had a son together but separated soon afterwards. She continued to live in England with her son and the father stayed in Australia. During this time they reconciled and separated …Read More
Father allowed only indirect contact with his children
A father who lashed out at his children in a restaurant has been told he can only have indirect contact with them for at least the next two years. The case involved a couple who had three children together during their marriage. Following the breakdown of the relationship, the father wanted to remove the children to Saudi Arabia but the court denied permission. He moved out of the family home …Read More
Wife awarded divorce settlement that reflects lavish lifestyle
A wife has been granted a divorce settlement that is fair to her husband but reflects her lavish lifestyle during the marriage. The case involved a couple who had been married for 12 years. The husband was from Saudi Arabia and the wife was an American. Their matrimonial home had been in England, and the wife and daughter continued to live there. The husband, who was terminally ill, had been …Read More
Mother’s contact with son restricted to six times a year
A mother has been told she can only have contact with her son six times a year instead of the 12 times that she wanted. The case centred on the care of an eight-year-old boy. His parents had separated after the mother alleged that she had suffered domestic abuse by the father and his family. The father was granted supported contact with his son, who remained living with the mother. …Read More